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Hubert Robert

197 works

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Red chalk drawing of herdsmen and cattle crossing a wooden bridge over a rocky waterfall, with fishermen in the foreground.

Herdsmen Crossing a Waterfall

1770/1775

Pencil drawing of a classical interior with an oval medallion, an urn, and a couple in cloaks before a chimney-piece.

Interior with a Couple Before a Chimney-Piece

c. 1785

Oval red chalk drawing of Roman ruins with ivy-covered arches and a seated artist sketching in the foreground.

An Artist Seated in the Ruins of the Colosseum

c. 1759

Red chalk drawing of a young woman riding a donkey beneath a rocky natural arch, with a dog and cliffs around her.

Young Woman with Donkeys Riding under a Natural Bridge

1733

Grey ink and wash drawing of a classical temple, obelisk, colonnade and statue in an imagined ancient plaza.

Fantasy on an Ancient Campidoglio

1733

Red chalk drawing of a grand arched bridge with an equestrian statue, figures on the parapet, and soldiers and pavilions belo

Architectural Fantasy with a Triumphal Bridge

c. 1760

Red chalk drawing of a weathered garden gate under trees, with a woman carrying a jar on her head on a path.

The Garden Gate

1760/1765

Red chalk drawing of a park with a small temple among tall trees, a man with a wheelbarrow, and stone lions in the foreground

Italian Park with a Tempietto

1763

Sepia wash drawing of women gathered on stone steps beside a classical column, one kneeling near a basket.

Moses Saved from the Waters

n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of a villa courtyard seen through an arch, with a fountain, columns, cypresses and small figures.

Courtyard of the Villa Pliniana

1733

Etched title page showing an urn with a face among ivy and trees, with the title Les Soirées de Rome in the center.

Title, "Les Soirées de Rome"

n.d.

Etching of a classical bust on a pedestal surrounded by dense foliage, a cascading waterfall, and a fallen log in the foregro

Le Buste

n.d.

Etching of Ionic column ruins, a draped statue on a pedestal, seated figures, and an arch opening onto a distant obelisk.

La Statue en Avant les Ruines

n.d.

Etching of a overgrown classical ruin with columns and a carved mask, figures on a stone staircase, trees and clouds.

L'Escalier aux Quatre Bornes

n.d.

Etching of a ruined stone building with a bell tower, staircase, arches and two robed figures near a pedestal.

Le Temple Antique

n.d.

Etching of a carved sarcophagus with a pyramid behind it, two standing men in cloaks, and a seated figure at right.

Le Sarcophage

n.d.

Etching of a woman drawing water from a covered well beside windblown trees, with relief carvings on the stone well.

Le Puits

n.d.

Etching of a ruined classical arch with a cloaked man standing on a stone block and a seated figure beside him.

L'Arc de Triomphe

n.d.

Etching of a tall wooden post with a hoist and lantern, a ladder, and two figures standing beside an arched wall.

Le Poteau

n.d.

Etching of a vaulted gallery with wooden roof trusses and small figures among rubble in the foreground.

La Galerie Antique

ca. 1763-65

Etching of cavalry riders clashing with swords near trees, with a fallen horse in the foreground and a cloudy sky.

Clash of the Cavalry

n.d.

Red chalk drawing of workers operating a wooden olive oil press beam in a barn with stacked barrels and a woman with a cane.

An Olive Oil Press

c. 1759

Watercolor drawing of a ruined classical temple with Corinthian columns, a stone lion, statues, and figures among fragments.

Capriccio with an Ancient Temple

ca. 1756

Brown wash drawing of a brick pyramid, classical statue, fountain with lion head, and figures by a basin.

A Roman Capriccio with the Pyramid of Gaius Cestius

1781 or later

Pen and wash sketch sheet: a frieze of dancing women, figures by an obelisk, and two seated women in a pendentive.

Sheet of Sketches: Frieze of Dancing Women, Dancing Women at the Foot of an Obelisk, and Two Seated Female Figures in…

1798

Pencil drawing of a ruined Gothic church interior with pointed arches, rubble, and small figures and a dog in the foreground.

Ruins of the Church of the Saints-Innocents, Paris

1786/1787

Brown ink and wash drawing of a grand Roman plaza with a curved colonnade, an obelisk, pyramids and small figures.

A Roman Capriccio

c. 1763/1764

Etching of a young woman drawing water from a well with carved reliefs, surrounded by trees and a ruined building.

Plate 7: The Well: a young woman in center, seen from behind, drawing water from a well that is decorated with relief…

ca. 1763-64

Etching of a man with a staff standing on rubble before ruined arches and an arcade, with figures below and trees at right.

Plate 8: The Triumphal Arch: a man standing atop an architectural fragment in center with two men below, seen from be…

ca. 1763-64

Etching of a woman on a staircase giving alms to a beggar beside a domed rotunda and ruined arched walls.

Plate 5: The Ancient Temple: a woman descending a staircase at left and giving alms to a beggar, a rotunda at right,…

ca. 1763-64

Etching of two men by an ancient relief-carved sarcophagus, with a pyramid and cypress trees behind and a sleeping man at rig

Plate 6: The Sarcophagus: two men conversing to left, another man seated and sleeping to right, an ancient sarcophagu…

ca. 1763-64

Etching of classical Ionic ruins with a statue, seated figures and a figure in a stone archway at right.

Plate 3: The Statue Before the Ruins: a statue to left next to three figures on a pedestal, a beggar standing in an a…

ca. 1763-64