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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Hubert Robert (2,166 results)
Wandering Minstrels

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Wandering Minstrels

Sale Date: September 23, 2013

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Pont du Gard, near Nimes France

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Pont du Gard, near Nimes France

Sale Date: August 24, 2013

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Paisajes (3 works)

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Paisajes (3 works)

Sale Date: July 18, 2013

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Ancient building with two arcades and..., 1760

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Ancient building with two arcades and..., 1760

Sale Date: July 3, 2013

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The temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, a man in a...

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The temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, a man in a...

Sale Date: July 3, 2013

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An artist sketching with other figures beneath a

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An artist sketching with other figures beneath a

Sale Date: July 4, 2013

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Paysage au torrent et Paysage à la fontaine (pair)

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Paysage au torrent et Paysage à la fontaine (pair)

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

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Tobie et l'ange

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Tobie et l'ange

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

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Lavandières et pêcheurs au bord d'une rivière,...

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Lavandières et pêcheurs au bord d'une rivière,...

Sale Date: June 19, 2013

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Les Soirées de Rome (set of 10 works), 1765

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Les Soirées de Rome (set of 10 works), 1765

Sale Date: June 20, 2013

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Capuchin priests beside the Temple of the Sibyl,

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Capuchin priests beside the Temple of the Sibyl,

Sale Date: July 2, 2013

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The Capitoline Palace and the Campidoglio, 1773

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The Capitoline Palace and the Campidoglio, 1773

Sale Date: July 2, 2013

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Ein römisches Capriccio mit Sarkophag, Obelisk...

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Ein römisches Capriccio mit Sarkophag, Obelisk...

Sale Date: June 12, 2013

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Wäscherin in ruinöser Architektur

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Wäscherin in ruinöser Architektur

Sale Date: May 18, 2013

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View of a park with bathers

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View of a park with bathers

Sale Date: May 11, 2013

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Paysage près de Tivoli avec la vue du temple de...

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Paysage près de Tivoli avec la vue du temple de...

Sale Date: April 24, 2013

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The catafalque of Pope Benedict XIV in Saint...

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The catafalque of Pope Benedict XIV in Saint...

Sale Date: April 23, 2013

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Obélisque avec des personnages autour d'un...

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Obélisque avec des personnages autour d'un...

Sale Date: April 13, 2013

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Ouvriers près d'un temple antique, avec un..., 1782

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Ouvriers près d'un temple antique, avec un..., 1782

Sale Date: April 10, 2013

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Hafenszene (Scène de port), 1780–1785

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Hafenszene (Scène de port), 1780–1785

Sale Date: April 26, 2013

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Frontispice pour un recueil de dessins..., 1764

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Frontispice pour un recueil de dessins..., 1764

Sale Date: April 12, 2013

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Lavandière et paysans dans des ruines et..., 1766

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Lavandière et paysans dans des ruines et..., 1766

Sale Date: April 8, 2013

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Südliche Ruinenlandschaft mit Rundtempel,...

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Südliche Ruinenlandschaft mit Rundtempel,...

Sale Date: April 12, 2013

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Pêcheur près de la cascade, Promeneurs dans un...

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Pêcheur près de la cascade, Promeneurs dans un...

Sale Date: April 5, 2013

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