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)
Seated woman

Hubert Robert

Seated woman

Sale Date: January 12, 1995

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Sacrifice to Venus in a circular temple

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Sacrifice to Venus in a circular temple

Sale Date: January 12, 1995

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Capriccio with a view of the Colosseum and the...

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Capriccio with a view of the Colosseum and the...

Sale Date: January 12, 1995

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Roman capriccio with an artist sketching...

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Roman capriccio with an artist sketching...

Sale Date: January 12, 1995

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Figures in the courtyard of a farm, 1760

Circle of Hubert Robert

Figures in the courtyard of a farm, 1760

Sale Date: January 12, 1995

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Capriccio with the temple of Concordia with...

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Capriccio with the temple of Concordia with...

Sale Date: January 11, 1995

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View of the temple of Vesta with children..., 1761

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View of the temple of Vesta with children..., 1761

Sale Date: January 10, 1995

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Paysage de ruines animé de personnages

In the manner of Hubert Robert

Paysage de ruines animé de personnages

Sale Date: December 21, 1994

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Rivière près des ruines

Hubert Robert

Rivière près des ruines

Sale Date: December 22, 1994

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Fantaisie autour de la Grande Galerie du Louvre

Hubert Robert

Fantaisie autour de la Grande Galerie du Louvre

Sale Date: December 19, 1994

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Vue de Caprarola

Hubert Robert

Vue de Caprarola

Sale Date: December 19, 1994

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Imaginary ancient temple in a landscape with...

Hubert Robert

Imaginary ancient temple in a landscape with...

Sale Date: December 7, 1994

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Lavandières dans un paysage avec la Tombe des...

Attributed to Hubert Robert

Lavandières dans un paysage avec la Tombe des...

Sale Date: December 3, 1994

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Coppia di viandanti in un paesaggio roccioso

Circle of Hubert Robert

Coppia di viandanti in un paesaggio roccioso

Sale Date: November 25, 1994

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Der Sibyllentempel in Tivoli

Circle of Hubert Robert

Der Sibyllentempel in Tivoli

Sale Date: November 19, 1994

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Roemische Ruienen mit Figurenstaffage

Attributed to Hubert Robert

Roemische Ruienen mit Figurenstaffage

Sale Date: November 4, 1994

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A rocky gorge with figures on an outcrop...

In the manner of Hubert Robert

A rocky gorge with figures on an outcrop...

Sale Date: October 27, 1994

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Vue de Rome avec l'escalier qui mene a..., 1762

Hubert Robert

Vue de Rome avec l'escalier qui mene a..., 1762

Sale Date: October 20, 1994

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Femme et enfant a la fenetre

Hubert Robert

Femme et enfant a la fenetre

Sale Date: October 20, 1994

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Le chateau de Casa Nove, 1760

Hubert Robert

Le chateau de Casa Nove, 1760

Sale Date: October 20, 1994

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Paysage de montagne

Circle of Hubert Robert

Paysage de montagne

Sale Date: October 14, 1994

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Deux jeunes filles et un moine

Follower of Hubert Robert

Deux jeunes filles et un moine

Sale Date: October 14, 1994

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Rotonde et obelisque de la Piazza del popolo

Hubert Robert

Rotonde et obelisque de la Piazza del popolo

Sale Date: October 4, 1994

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Personnages dans des ruines romaines

Hubert Robert

Personnages dans des ruines romaines

Sale Date: October 4, 1994

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