Carcasses

Alexandre Gabriel Decamps, 1840–1860

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Carcasses, 1840–1860. watercolor and gouache.

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watercolor and gouache · Sheet: 24.6 x 17.9 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Carcasses
Artist: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803–1860)
Date: 1840–1860
Medium: watercolor and gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 24.6 x 17.9 cm (9 11/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1803–1860

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