The Ancient Temple

Hubert Robert

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Hubert Robert

Artist, French, 1733 - 1808

The image is an etching depicting an architectural scene. The horizon is obscured by buildings, and the sky shows sketchy, swirling clouds. The main structure is an ancient-looking building with rounded Romanesque features, including columns and a curved facade. A bell and a cross are visible on the building. Two figures are at the base of a stone staircase, and a pile of branches or foliage is nearby. The etching has fine, expressive lines and a monochromatic color palette of brown ink on paper.

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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.

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Q65508878

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