The Ancient Temple

1763/1764

Hubert Robert

Associated Names
Hubert Robert

Artist, French, 1733 - 1808

The image shows a ground-level view of an old stone building with circular columns and an arch. The sky is filled with textured clouds. A bell tower is visible on the roof, slightly off-center. The etching style includes detailed cross-hatching for shadows and textures. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia or brown tones. Two figures in robes are conversing on stone steps leading up to the building. Stone architecture and a cross are visible beyond them, framed by arched greenery. The background features swirling clouds in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.8 x 9.7 cm (5 7/16 x 3 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.5 x 33 cm (6 7/8 x 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.5.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. 5, State before the number

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Spencer collection (Lugt undescribed)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1859

  • Baudicour, Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris, 1859-1861. Reprint, Paris, 1967: Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris: Mme Bouchard Huzard, Rapilly [etc.], 1859-1861.

Inscriptions

upper left verso stamped: 594; lower center verso in graphite: DeB 5 I/2 7074

Wikidata ID

Q75118155

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