Hubert Robert

(French, 1733–1808)

Hubert Robert was a French painter best known for his landscapes and romanticized depictions of ruins. His love of dilapidated structures set within idyllic gardens led to his work as a designer for the architect < a href="/artists/richard-mique/">Richard Mique, who famously constructed Marie Antoinette’s Hameau de la Reine, the queen’s rustic retreat at Versailles. Born on May 22, 1733 in Paris, France, Robert went on to study perspective and drawing with the sculptor René-Michel Slodtz, followed by spending 11 years in Rome making sketches of ruins with Jean Honoré Fragonard and Giovanni Battista Piranesi while studying at the French Academy. The artist’s close relationship with the aristocracy during his lifetime led to him being imprisoned and nearly executed, along with some of his works and architectural designs being destroyed during the French Revolution. Today, his works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others. Robert died on April 15, 1808 in Paris, France.

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Vue d'un jardin à Caprarola, 1764

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Vue d'un jardin à Caprarola, 1764

Sale Date: March 27, 2015

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Carnet de dessins contenant 60 dessins sur 47...

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Carnet de dessins contenant 60 dessins sur 47...

Sale Date: March 27, 2015

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Recto : Rameurs sur une pièce d'eau ; Verso :...

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Recto : Rameurs sur une pièce d'eau ; Verso :...

Sale Date: March 27, 2015

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L'Escarpolette

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L'Escarpolette

Sale Date: March 30, 2015

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Croquis d'un escalier dans un parc italien avec...

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Croquis d'un escalier dans un parc italien avec...

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Guerrier antique

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Guerrier antique

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Caprice architectural avec un arc de triomphe

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Caprice architectural avec un arc de triomphe

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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Caprice architectural inspiré du Forum Romain...

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Caprice architectural inspiré du Forum Romain...

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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La lavandière et le berger près d'un étang

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La lavandière et le berger près d'un étang

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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L'été : la moisson dans la campagne romaine, 1807

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L'été : la moisson dans la campagne romaine, 1807

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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Lavandières dans un paysage de fantaisie

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Lavandières dans un paysage de fantaisie

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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Rome, la place saint pierre, vue depuis la...

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Rome, la place saint pierre, vue depuis la...

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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Personnages plantant un arbre

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Personnages plantant un arbre

Sale Date: March 19, 2015

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Fantaisie de ruines romaines avec arcades et , 1767

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Fantaisie de ruines romaines avec arcades et , 1767

Sale Date: March 18, 2015

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Ruines d'une église

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Ruines d'une église

Sale Date: March 10, 2015

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Paesaggio con figure e rovine

Hubert Robert

Paesaggio con figure e rovine

Sale Date: December 15, 2014

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The Canal; and The Cascade (pair), 1774

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The Canal; and The Cascade (pair), 1774

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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The 'Fountain of Liberty'; Artists Sketching at...

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The 'Fountain of Liberty'; Artists Sketching at...

Sale Date: January 29, 2015

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A Grand Staircase, 1763

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A Grand Staircase, 1763

Sale Date: January 29, 2015

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An Architectural Capriccio with an Artist...

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An Architectural Capriccio with an Artist...

Sale Date: January 29, 2015

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Villa Farnese with Gardens at Caprarola

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Villa Farnese with Gardens at Caprarola

Sale Date: January 29, 2015

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Figures Around a Fire

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Figures Around a Fire

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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View of a Courtyard Through an Archway

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View of a Courtyard Through an Archway

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Roman interior with a Fountain, 1780

Hubert Robert

Roman interior with a Fountain, 1780

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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