The Sarcophagus
Hubert Robert
1763/1764
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.8 x 9.3 cm (5 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.) sheet: 17.6 x 13.8 cm (6 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1992.5.4
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....