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Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

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Still life painting of smoked herring, bread, cheese, a pewter cup and a carafe on a wooden table, with a Latin inscription.

Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese

1858

Two still life paintings: a pipe, matches and rug on the left; a smoked herring, bread and cheese on a table on the right.

Still Life with Pipe and Matches and Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese (pair)

1858

Still life painting of a hanging pipe, a porcelain vase of matches, and a red velvet case on a patterned rug.

Still Life with Pipe and Matches

1858

Three monkeys in dark and light period clothing inspect a landscape canvas in a cluttered studio; a man in grey stands at the

The Experts

1837

Oil painting of a shadowy city street with an archway, horses, and figures helping a man lying on a cloth.

The Good Samaritan

by 1853

Painting of turbaned horsemen with muskets galloping through a sunlit arched street beneath an ornate balcony.

The Turkish Patrol

ca. 1855-56

Painting of a seated goatherd in a tall hat and fur cloak, with a goat and a wide rocky landscape behind him.

Goatherd of the Abruzzi

1845

Dark oil painting of a rocky mountain gorge at dusk, with two travelers on a road and a prone figure in the foreground.

Passing By on the Other Side

Painting of hunters firing shotguns at flying birds over an open field, with dogs and a cloudy sky.

Bird Hunting

1830

Painting of a man with a whip at a doorway among hunting dogs in a sunlit courtyard, with a hanging hare on a white wall.

Le valet de chiens

1842

Oil painting of a sunlit Middle Eastern street framed by an archway, with a donkey rider, a woman, and a fruit stall.

Une rue à Smyrne

1800

Painting of a large elephant at a pool with a crouching tiger, under a golden sunset over a grassy plain.

Tigre et éléphant à la source, dit aussi Le désert indien

1849

Painting of men in red caps playing cards at a wooden table in a dim tavern, with a woman standing at right.

Espagnols jouant aux cartes, dit aussi Les Catalans

1825

Oil painting of a seated beggar in a wide hat counting coins, watched by children in a stone archway setting.

Mendiant comptant sa recette

1833

Painting of a lake at dusk with hills, a glowing sky, and figures standing in a boat in the foreground.

Jésus sur le lac de Génésareth

1850

Dark plain under a cloudy sky, a hunter kneeling with a rifle aiming at a flock of birds, a distant town on the horizon.

La battue en plaine

1850

Monochrome painting of a courtyard with a timber-framed house, an archway, a boat, barrels and a figure carrying buckets.

Courtyard

c. 1855

Oil study of two pigs in a dim barn, one rooting near a wooden trough and one lying on straw.

Study of Pigs

c. 1855

Two oxen harnessed to a wooden cart before a whitewashed farmhouse with a tiled roof, a child and chickens in the dusty yard.

Oxen before a Farmhouse at Le Verrier

c. 1853

Oil painting of ruined stone walls at sunset with pines, two seated turbaned figures and horses in the foreground.

The Good Samaritan

c. 1842

Painting of children and a woman in a turban by a fountain in a sunlit arched courtyard with grapevines overhead.

Souvenir de la Turquie d'Asie, dit aussi Enfants turcs auprès d'une fontaine

1846

Painting of Job seated in a shadowed courtyard with friends, a woman on a balcony, and a sunlit colonnade behind.

Job and His Friends

1852

Armed riders in turbans gallop past a white horse through a sunlit street with arched stone buildings and a balcony.

The Night Patrol at Smyrna

1823

Dim oil painting of figures in turbans and veils in a Turkish cafe interior, lit by a shaft of light from above.

Interior of a Turkish Cafe

1833

Framed painting of a rocky landscape at sunset with figures, a dark and white horse, a pool, and a winding road.

Landscape with the Good Samaritan

1837

Painting of a tabby cat stalking a rabbit and weasel on a forest floor beneath dense trees.

Cat, Weasel, and Rabbit

1836

Painting of a man with a rifle and pipe trudging through snow in a misty winter landscape with bare trees.

The Poacher

1847

Dusky forest landscape with a dark central tree, a winding path, distant hills and a glowing sunset sky.

Aftenlandskap

1854

Oil painting of two watchdogs before a farmhouse, with a pond, ducks, and grazing animals behind them.

Watchdogs

1829

Oil landscape of a lake with robed figures, a white farmhouse, trees, hills and a horseback rider under a cloudy sky.

Souvenir de Turquie d'Asie (Environs de Smyrne)

1840

Painting of a hunter with dogs striding along a muddy path under a dark stormy sky, with two figures in the distance.

De jager (Le garde-chasse)

1830

Oil painting of a seated man with a pipe and hat on a stone bench, a child in a doorway, and a dog in sunlight.

Italian Peasant

1842

Dusk landscape with a lone man carrying a rifle on a path beside a pond, framed by dark trees under a grey sky.

The poacher

1857

Dark painting of a seated hooded figure beside a tree at dusk, with a pale sea horizon and swans on a pond below.

Napoleon op St. Helena

1826

Watercolor of two split carcasses hanging in a dim interior beside a chopping block, axe, jug and lemon, with a figure in a d

Carcasses

1840-1860

Pencil drawing of a farmhouse interior with a seated figure at a small table beside a paneled door and shelves.

A Farmhouse Interior with a Boy at a Table

c. 1846

Print of a donkey, a standing man with a staff, a wooden plough, and a distant row of windmills and village houses.

Landscape with windmills, donkey, farmer and agricultural implement

1830

Lithograph sheet with six vignettes: women at a well, a windmill, a man in a tree, monkey musicians, a cottage, and a head.

Six representations of figures and animals

1829

Lithograph with six vignettes: turbaned man, child with staff, horse rider, camel caravan, men pushing boat, riverside house.

Six representations of oriental figures

1829

Lithograph with six vignettes of children, a woman, a horse rider, a hunter with dogs, and a man carrying a box.

Six representations of children, hunters and other figures

1829

Lithograph with three scenes of oriental figures: an ox cart by ruins, a seated camel, and a man and woman with a jar.

Three representations of oriental figures and animals

1829

Lithograph with six vignettes of Eastern figures: a turbaned man, children, a horse rider, camels, men with a boat, and a riv

Six representations of Eastern figures

1829

Lithograph of a saddled dromedary at a caravan halt, with robed figures resting by a palm tree and distant buildings.

Halting place of a caravan with dromedary

1831

Six representations of human figures

1829

Lithograph of a boy with a hurdy-gurdy beside a dog and a monkey in a dim city street.

The Little Savoyard

c. 1825

Black and white lithograph sheet of sketches: turbaned man, children by a river, horseback rider, camels, boat, and pavilion.

Sheet of Sketches, No. 3

c. 1830

Lithograph of two children huddled by a stone wall as a large dog and a puppy stand near a fireplace.

Children Frightened by a Dog

1829

Etching of a Turkish guard house interior with turbaned men, a musician, smoking pipes, and a woman at left.

Turkish Guard House

1834

Watercolor landscape of a rocky path winding past trees toward distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

ca. 1840

Drawing of a seated man in a white robe holding a long pipe, shown in two studies in brown and white chalk.

Two Studies of a Seated Arab with a Pipe

1820-60

Brown wash drawing of a slave market with a bound figure on a platform, a seated turbaned merchant, and a crowd of onlookers.

The Slave Market [recto]

1803

Lithograph of acrobats, stilt walkers and a ringmaster with a hoop on a stage, watched by a crowd of spectators.

Grands Sauteurs!, from "La Caricature"

1823-60

Etching of an Eastern-style guard house with turbaned men, a lute player, a seated woman with a pipe, and a bright street out

Le Corps de Garde

in or after 1834

Etching of a guard house with turbaned men smoking and resting, a rifle leaning against the wall, and a street scene beyond.

Un Corps de Garde

1803

Brown wash drawing of three mounted horsemen with lances fording a river beneath windblown trees at dusk.

Three Arab Horsemen Crossing a River

1835

Brown-toned drawing of a large tree, two small figures on a rise, a distant building and hills under clouds.

Oriental Landscape

1845

Charcoal and chalk drawing of two harnessed draft horses standing in a dim stable beside a wooden bench.

Two Draft Horses

1830

Lithograph of a girl in peasant dress pulled by ropes while men in period dress resist, from La Caricature, 1831.

Liberté

1831

Watercolor of a raised wooden house with a low roof above reflective marshy ground under a cloudy sky.

A House in Turkey

1820-60

Etching of a timber house on posts beside a stone building, with boats and figures at the water's edge.

A House in Smyrna

1839

Lithograph of a child lying at the foot of a dim staircase while a woman above holds a candle over the banister.

A Fall Down the Stairs

1834-35

Lithograph of a standing man in a white turban and robe in a dim interior, with seated figures and a hanging lantern behind h

Standing Turk

1831

Etching of an old beggar woman seen from behind, wearing a bonnet and shawl, with a walking stick, beside trees and a house.

Old Beggar Woman

1833-38

Frontispiece print showing a seated hunter with a rifle beside a tree and rock, under ornate title lettering reading Sujets d

Frontispiece, from "Hunting Scenes"

1829