Alexandre-Gabriel DecampsFrench, 1803–1860Searching for Truffles
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Searching for Truffles” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Museum text in Dutch
De truffelzoeker. Een man laat zijn varken truffels zoeken aan de voet van een boom.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- SK-A-1870
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
The whole life1828
A journey to the East
Decamps traveled to Greece with Ambroise-Louis Garneray, then visited Constantinople, Asia Minor and the Middle East. The sketches he brought back supplied material for his paintings for years.
27 June 1839 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1855
A medal at the Paris exhibition
Decamps received the grand medal at the Paris Exhibition.
22 August 1860
Died
