Architectural Fantasy with a Triumphal Bridge

c. 1760

Hubert Robert

Associated Names
Hubert Robert

Artist, French, 1733 - 1808

The image shows a perspective drawing of a large bridge with a rider on horseback statue atop it. The drawing emphasizes the detailed architecture of the bridge and the statue. Parts of the bridge's structure are highlighted with fine, controlled lines and shading. The color scheme is monochromatic with sepia tones, giving the drawing a historical feel. Figures and stone sculptures are seen close to the viewer, adding scale and liveliness to the scene. Background arches draw the eye into the distance, while the sky is lightly sketched to keep the focus on the bridge.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.2 x 36.4 cm (9 15/16 x 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.29.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1989

  • Master Drawings from The Armand Hammer Collection: An Inaugural Celebration. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1989, [no. 5](entry by Margaret Morgan Grasselli).

2009

  • Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500-1800. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009, 190-191, 287, no. 83 (color).

2016

  • Hubert Robert, Musée du Louvre, Paris, and National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2016, no. 78, repro, in Louvre catalogue; no. 12, repro. in NGA catalogue.

Bibliography

1990

  • Rosenberg, Pierre, and Jean-Pierre Cuzin. J. H. Fragonard e H. Robert a Roma. Exh. cat. Villa Medici, Rome, 1990: under no. 50.

Watermarks

Fleur-de-lis in a circle

Wikidata ID

Q64574744

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