The Experts, 1837, Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. (46. 4 x 64. 1 cm), Paintings, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, Paris 1803?1860 Fontainebleau), Singeries, scenes in which monkeys are engaged in human activities, have a long tradition that can be traced from antiquity on. Here, elegantly dressed 'experts' examine a landscape in the style of Poussin