The Return of the Cattle
Hubert Robert
ca. 1773–75
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80 3/4 x 48 in. (205.1 x 121.9 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Lucy Work Hewitt, 1934
Accession Number
35.40.1
Tags
BoysMenWomenCowsFarms
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....