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Hubert Robert

197 works

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Etching of three draped women beside a pedestal and urn in a leafy landscape, one playing a flute.

Antique Bas Relief

n.d.

Etching of a classical bust on a pedestal framed by overgrown trees, with a fallen log and broken urn in the foreground.

The Bust, plate two from Les Soirées de Rome

1764

Etching of ruined Roman-style arches, a bell tower and a staircase, with two cloaked figures and a thatched shelter in the fo

Ancient Temple, plate five from Les Soirées de Rome

1764

Oval grey wash drawing of a ruined Roman arch with columns, a seated statue on the left, and two small figures.

Arch of Constantine with Statue of Nero

c. 1770

Red chalk drawing of a farmyard with a well, two seated figures, a wheelbarrow in front, and trees on the right.

Farmyard with Two Figures by a Well and a Large Wheelbarrow in the Foreground

1760-1765

Drawing of an equestrian statue on a pedestal amid Roman ruins, with columns, fallen blocks and small figures in the foregrou

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

1757

Pen and wash drawing of a grand interior with columns, a rearing equestrian statue, and small figures in the foreground.

Interior of Saint Peter's

ca. 1758

Watercolor drawing of an equestrian statue in a piazza seen through a large open doorway with figures in the foreground.

View of the Campidoglio with the Statue of Marcus Aurelius

1762

Pen and wash drawing of a palace with an arched bridge, statues, a stone staircase and figures on a terrace beside a cypress.

A Palace with an Arched Bridge (A Roman Villa)

1760

Etching of a Roman triumphal arch in ruins with figures in the foreground and overgrown trees on the right.

The Triumphal Arch, plate eight from Les Soirées de Rome

1763/64

Etching of a pyramid and carved sarcophagus with two standing men and a seated figure among trees.

Landscape with Pyramid and Sarcophagus, plate six from Les Soirées de Rome

1763/64

Etching of classical Ionic column ruins overgrown with plants, a statue on a pedestal, seated figures, and an arched doorway.

The Statue before the Ruins, plate three from Les Soirées de Rome

1763/64

Pen and wash drawing of a rustic courtyard with barrels, a donkey, a cart wheel, and villagers watching from a balcony.

Allegory of the fall of the Barry family

1774

Watercolor of a classical palace with arcades, a domed rotunda, statues, and figures by a fountain under a cloudy sky.

Architectural Fantasy, 1760

1760

Watercolor drawing of three young women resting among classical ruins with an obelisk and broken stone fragments under a blue

Three Young Girls by Ruins

ca. 1790

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted wine cellar with barrels, workers, a ladder, and classical statues in wall niches.

Wine cellar in a niche hall with four statues of ancient deities

1769

Watercolor drawing of a tall pyramid with a broken top among ruins, trees, and small seated and standing figures.

Pyramid with broken tip in an ancient ruin landscape

Watercolor drawing of a vaulted ruin with a staircase, classical portico, lion-head fountain and a cloaked figure in the fore

Vault with antique fountain and view of a staircase

1780

Watercolor of a Roman fountain with lion-head spouts, a woman filling a jug, stone ruins and terracotta pots under cloudy sky

A Roman Fountain with a Woman Collecting Water

1792

Red chalk drawing of a figure climbing a tree while a woman watches from below in a wooded landscape.

The Nest Robber

1780s

Pen and wash drawing of a columned classical hall opening onto a garden with a fountain, statues, and strolling figures.

Blick durch das Atrium des Casinos in das Gartenparterre der Villa Albani

1763

Grey wash drawing of classical ruins, a statue, a palm tree and travelers with horses on a road.

Heroic landscape

Red chalk drawing of a stone staircase with washerwomen at a fountain, an ivy-covered building and figures on a terrace.

Freitreppe mit Brunnen und Wäscherinnen

1774

Brown ink and wash drawing of washerwomen working at a fountain with a carved mask beneath an arch, trees and a balustrade ab

Wäscherinnen an einem alten Brunnen

Watercolor of a stone prison gate with a guard, visitors in white dresses, and onlookers on a balcony above.

Visitors leaving a prison

1794-95

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted colonnade with a seated statue, fallen column drums, and small figures on steps.

Figures in a Colonnade

ca. 1780

Watercolor drawing of a Roman temple, equestrian statue, tall column and washerwomen by water with a dog in front.

Architectural Capriccio with Roman Monuments and Washerwomen

n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of women beside stone ruins under a large leaning tree in a sketched landscape.

Young Women in a Landscape with Architectural Fragments

ca. 1773

Red chalk drawing of a classical villa courtyard with caryatids, balustrades, arched doorways and small seated figures among

The Nymphaeum of the Villa di Papa Giulio, Rome

ca. 1761

Red chalk drawing of figures in a tall arched architectural niche with pilasters, steps, and a distant landscape.

Figures in One of Michelangelo's Niches on the Apse of St. Peter's, Rome

ca. 1763

Red chalk drawing of figures on steps before a large classical arcade with vaulted ceilings and columns.

Figures in a Roman Arcade

1763

Red chalk drawing of a seated artist sketching while a woman stands nearby and a young girl stands at right.

Artist Sketching a Young Girl

ca. 1773