Fantasy on an Ancient Campidoglio

Hubert Robert

Associated Names
Hubert Robert

Artist, French, 1733 - 1808

The image is a sketch of an architectural scene. It shows stone blocks, figures, a classical building with columns, a detailed figure on the roof, a tall obelisk, another classical structure in the distance, steps, swirling clouds in the sky, and a limited gray color palette with black outlines and wash.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 11.8 x 16.7 cm (4 5/8 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.6.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Cailleux, Paris); purchased 1986 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Oeuvres de Jeunesse de Watteau à Ingres, Galerie Cailleux, Paris, June-July, 1985, no. 38 (as "La place triomphale")

2016

  • Hubert Robert, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2016, no. 39, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q64574743

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