A Roman Capriccio with the Pyramid of Gaius Cestius
1781 or later
Medium
pen and black ink, with brown and gray-brown wash over black chalk counterproof on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 36.8 x 28.9 cm (14 1/2 x 11 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Accession Number
2009.70.199
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....