Interior with a Couple Before a Chimney-Piece
Hubert Robert
c. 1785
Medium
Graphite and black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream wove board
Dimensions
49.2 × 31 cm (19 3/8 × 12 1/4 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
6050
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....