Italian Park with a Tempietto
Hubert Robert
1763
Medium
red chalk on laid paper; laid down
Dimensions
overall: 31.5 x 44.8 cm (12 3/8 x 17 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John A. Pope, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.222.1
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....