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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Obélisque avec des personnages autour d'un brasero

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Obélisque avec des personnages autour d'un brasero

Sale Date: June 25, 2003

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Personnages dans des ruines

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Personnages dans des ruines

Sale Date: June 19, 2003

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Vue de parc de Méréville: La grande cascade...

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Vue de parc de Méréville: La grande cascade...

Sale Date: June 13, 2003

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Wäscherinnen bei einer Wassermühle

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Wäscherinnen bei einer Wassermühle

Sale Date: June 11, 2003

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A classical arch, with figures before an...

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A classical arch, with figures before an...

Sale Date: June 11, 2003

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Klassisk landskap med tempelruin och figurer

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Klassisk landskap med tempelruin och figurer

Sale Date: June 5, 2003

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Le dessinateur

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Le dessinateur

Sale Date: May 30, 2003

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A capriccio of classical ruins with three men...

Circle of Hubert Robert

A capriccio of classical ruins with three men...

Sale Date: April 9, 2003

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A landscape with a horseman pausing by a fountain

Hubert Robert

A landscape with a horseman pausing by a fountain

Sale Date: April 9, 2003

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Dessins d'après des figures, médaillons,...

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Dessins d'après des figures, médaillons,...

Sale Date: March 27, 2003

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Un capriccio avec la Pyramide de Caïus Cestius

Hubert Robert

Un capriccio avec la Pyramide de Caïus Cestius

Sale Date: March 27, 2003

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Jeune fille de profil et étude de chien

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Jeune fille de profil et étude de chien

Sale Date: March 26, 2003

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Lavandières à Tivoli

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Lavandières à Tivoli

Sale Date: March 26, 2003

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Pêcheurs sur un quai auprès d'une fantaisie...

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Pêcheurs sur un quai auprès d'une fantaisie...

Sale Date: March 25, 2003

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Composition architecturale inspirée de..., 1773–1773

Hubert Robert

Composition architecturale inspirée de..., 1773–1773

Sale Date: March 25, 2003

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Couple et lavandière dans les jardins de la...

Hubert Robert

Couple et lavandière dans les jardins de la...

Sale Date: March 25, 2003

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The Portico of the Pantheon, Rome

Hubert Robert

The Portico of the Pantheon, Rome

Sale Date: January 24, 2003

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Le dessinateur

Hubert Robert

Le dessinateur

Sale Date: January 24, 2003

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Maison près du lac

Hubert Robert

Maison près du lac

Sale Date: January 24, 2003

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Landscape with antique ruins by a river, 1755–1756

Hubert Robert

Landscape with antique ruins by a river, 1755–1756

Sale Date: January 23, 2003

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Landscape with antique ruins, 1755–1756

Hubert Robert

Landscape with antique ruins, 1755–1756

Sale Date: January 23, 2003

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Roman ruins, 1755–1756

Hubert Robert

Roman ruins, 1755–1756

Sale Date: January 23, 2003

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View of laundresses at the Roman Baths

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View of laundresses at the Roman Baths

Sale Date: January 23, 2003

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The Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli

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The Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli

Sale Date: January 21, 2003

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