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| Keywords: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps - The Suicide - Walters 3742.jpg The palette pistol and note lying on the floor suggest the tragic sequence of events that has taken place An artist overcome by adversity has taken his life Although no particular victim is indicated this subject might have been prompted by the suicides in 1835 of Decamps' fellow artists Léopold Robert and Baron Antoine-Jean Gros whose late paintings had been severely criticized Decamps pursued a successful career painting a few historical subjects numerous scenes based on his travels in the Near East in the early 1830s and views of hunting in the Fontainebleau forest ca 1836 Oil on canvas cm 40 56 ; Framed cm 71 44 87 31 12 7 accession number 37 42 1589 Henri Didier 1845 mode of acquisition unknown Charles de la Roche 1868 mode of acquisition unknown Wm T Blodgett Sale New York April 27 1876 no 88 John Taylor Johnston Sale December 22 1876 no 86 S P Avery 1876 by purchase William T Walters Baltimore December 20 1876 by purchase Robert Somerville as agent Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters before 1878 Signature Lower left DECAMPS Paris-New York a Continuing Romance Wildenstein Company New York 1977 The Art of the July Monarchy France 1830-1848 Museum of Art and Archaeology University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia 1989-1990 A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2004 The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye American Art Gallery New York New York 1889-1890 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Paintings of suicide 1836 works in the United States 1836 paintings Deathbeds in art Guns in art Shadows in art 19th-century genre paintings 1830s paintings from France | ||||
