A Roman Capriccio
Hubert Robert
c. 1763/1764
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 25.7 × 35.8 cm (10 1/8 × 14 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Victor Carlson
Accession Number
2019.46.3
About the Artist
Hubert Robert · 1733–1808
Hubert Robert, born on May 22, 1733, in Paris, emerged from a modest background; his father, Nicolas Robert, served the influential Choiseul family, whose patronage shaped the young artist's path. After completing his studies at the Jesuit Collège de Navarre in 1751, he entered the atelier of sculptor Michel-Ange Slodtz, who taught him design and perspective before encouraging a shift to painting....