The Good Samaritan

Provenance

Paul Périer, Paris. His collection sale, Paris, 19 December 1846 (lot 2), Le bon Samaritain, 28 x 46 cm, ff 2,405. Galerie B. G. Verte, Paris, 1977. Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, Cleveland. Bequeathed to the CMA in 1980.

The Good Samaritan

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

c. 1842

Accession Number

1980.253

Medium

oil on fabric

Dimensions

Framed: 54 x 71 x 10 cm (21 1/4 x 27 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Unframed: 28.8 x 46 cm (11 5/16 x 18 1/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Noah L. Butkin