Capriccio with an Ancient Temple
ca. 1756
Medium
Watercolor over pen and black ink, traces of black chalk underdrawing on off-white antique laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 22 3/16 x 16 1/4 in. (56.4 x 41.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2009
Accession Number
2009.378
Tags
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....