Huifkar in de Campagna
Hubert Robert
1765
Medium
pen
Dimensions
243; 102
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
height 102 mm x width 243 mm
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....