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A covered corpse lying on a bed. Etching by Ch. Chaplin, 1852, after A.G. Decamps.

An elephant and a leopard confront each other on opposite sides of a stream in an Indian desert. Coloured lithograph by E. Leroux after A.-G. Decamps, 1853.

Chickens standing on hay while ducks drink from a pool in a farm building. Lithograph by E. Leroux after A.G. Decamps.

Two people with leprosy receiving food through a wall. Etching by Gaitt after A. Decamps.

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Decamps, Alexandre-Gabriel, 1803-1860

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An elephant and a leopard confront each other on opposite sides of a stream in an Indian desert. Coloured lithograph by E. Leroux after A.-G. Decamps, 1853.

Two people with leprosy receiving food through a wall. Etching by Gaitt after A. Decamps.

Chickens standing on hay while ducks drink from a pool in a farm building. Lithograph by E. Leroux after A.G. Decamps.

A covered corpse lying on a bed. Etching by Ch. Chaplin, 1852, after A.G. Decamps.