Study for a Triumphal Arch (recto); Alternate Study for a Triumphal Arch (verso)
Hubert Robert
ca. 1800
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 8 15/16 in. (20.0 x 22.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1980
Accession Number
1980.1018
Tags
Arches
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....