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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A terrace in a park with figures in the , 1776–1776

Hubert Robert

A terrace in a park with figures in the , 1776–1776

Sale Date: January 24, 2001

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A large tree, a figure standing in the left...

Hubert Robert

A large tree, a figure standing in the left...

Sale Date: January 24, 2001

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Two Roman soldiers resting by a ruined temple

Hubert Robert

Two Roman soldiers resting by a ruined temple

Sale Date: January 24, 2001

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Paysage de cascade animé de pêcheurs

Hubert Robert

Paysage de cascade animé de pêcheurs

Sale Date: December 20, 2000

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Blanchisseuses sous les voûtes d'un..., 1759–1759

Hubert Robert

Blanchisseuses sous les voûtes d'un..., 1759–1759

Sale Date: December 18, 2000

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A pastoral scene, 1762–1765

Hubert Robert

A pastoral scene, 1762–1765

Sale Date: December 14, 2000

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The Tomb of Pope Urban VIII by GianLorenzo...

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The Tomb of Pope Urban VIII by GianLorenzo...

Sale Date: December 13, 2000

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La cascade

Hubert Robert

La cascade

Sale Date: December 13, 2000

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The Teatro delle Acque in the garden of the...

Hubert Robert

The Teatro delle Acque in the garden of the...

Sale Date: December 13, 2000

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La passerelle

Hubert Robert

La passerelle

Sale Date: December 13, 2000

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Capriccio con il pronao di un Tempio ottastilo,...

Hubert Robert

Capriccio con il pronao di un Tempio ottastilo,...

Sale Date: December 4, 2000

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Fantasilandskap med Romerska Statyer..., 1767–1767

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Fantasilandskap med Romerska Statyer..., 1767–1767

Sale Date: November 28, 2000

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Ménandre entre deux femmes debout

Hubert Robert

Ménandre entre deux femmes debout

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Statue féminine sans bras

Hubert Robert

Statue féminine sans bras

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Homme en toge et casqué

Hubert Robert

Homme en toge et casqué

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Etude de vases et d'ornaments antiques

Hubert Robert

Etude de vases et d'ornaments antiques

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Lavandière agenouillée, de dos

Hubert Robert

Lavandière agenouillée, de dos

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Temple antique sur une place

Hubert Robert

Temple antique sur une place

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Veduta ideata di Roma con resti archeologici e...

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Veduta ideata di Roma con resti archeologici e...

Sale Date: November 5, 2000

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L'arbre brisé

Hubert Robert

L'arbre brisé

Sale Date: November 2, 2000

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Cappricio of figures by the Temple of Vesta and...

Hubert Robert

Cappricio of figures by the Temple of Vesta and...

Sale Date: November 2, 2000

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Washerwomen by a pool before the ruins of a palace

Hubert Robert

Washerwomen by a pool before the ruins of a palace

Sale Date: November 2, 2000

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A capriccio of the park at Ermenonville with the

Hubert Robert

A capriccio of the park at Ermenonville with the

Sale Date: November 2, 2000

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Architecture colossale de fantaisie..., 1771–1771

Hubert Robert

Architecture colossale de fantaisie..., 1771–1771

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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