Gardens of the Villa Pamphili, Rome
Hubert Robert|Anonymous, French, 18th century
18th Century
Medium
Red chalk
Dimensions
16 3/4 x 12 15/16 in. (42.5 x 32.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession Number
1975.131.125
Tags
GardensCowsTrees
About the Artist
Hubert Robert|Anonymous, French, 18th century · 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....