Updated 16 June 2026
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
Christ among the Scribes
| Date | ca. 1833 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | watercolour and gouache on paper |
| Size（cm） | 38.0 x 48.3 |
| Inscriptions | Signed lower center: DECAMPS |
| Standard ref. | Dewey 131B |
| Category | Drawings |
| Collection Number | D.2005-0001 |
Provenance
Paul Perier (Sale: Paris, December 19, 1846); Lord Seymour (Sale: February 14, 1860); Arozarena Collection; John Wilson, 1881; Secretan (Sale: Paris, 1889, no. 84); Durand Ruel, New York, 1889; Mrs. H. Havemeyer, New York (Sale: American Art Association / Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York, October 8, W. Parson ZTodd, New York)
Exhibition History
- 2010
- Modern Drawings from the National Museum of Western Art: Selections from the Matsukata Collection and Post-1959 Acquisitions, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 23 February 2010 - 30 May 2010, cat. no. 5
Bibliography
- 1977
- Mosby, Dewey F.. Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1803-1860. New York/London, Garland, 1977, vol. 1, p.108; vol. 2, Plate 131B.
- 2007
- Annual bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 40 (Apr. 2005-Mar. 2006), 2007, List of New Acquisitions. p. 63.
- 2010
- Modern Drawings from the National Museum of Western Art: Selections from the Matsukata Collection and Post-1959 Acquisitions (exh. cat.). Jingaoka, Megumi; The National Museum of Western Art, eds. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo; The Western Art Foundation, 2010, pp. 24-27, cat. no. 5, col. repr.