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Hubert Robert (22 May 1733 - 15 April 1808), French artist, was born in Paris.
His father, Nicolas Robert, was in the service of François-Joseph de Choiseul, marquis de Stainville a leading diplomat from Lorraine. Young Robert finished his studies with the Jesuits at the College de Navarre in 1751 and entered the atelier of the sculptor Michel-Ange Slodtz who taught him design and perspective but encouraged him to turn to painting. In 1754 he left for Rome in the train of Étienne-François de Choiseul, son of his father's employer, who had been named French ambassador and would become a Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Louis XV in 1758.
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ID de tableau:: 92969 Imaginary View of the Grand Gallery of the Louvre in Ruins Imaginary View of the Grand Gallery of the Louvre in Ruins
1796
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 115 X 145 cm (45.3 X 57.1 in)
cjr 1796
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 115 X 145 cm (45.3 X 57.1 in)
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ID de tableau:: 95960 Demolition of the Houses on the Pont Notre Dame in 1786 Demolition of the Houses on the Pont Notre Dame in 1786
1786(1786)
Medium oil on canvas
cyf 1786(1786)
Medium oil on canvas
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ID de tableau:: 96348 La Bastille dans les premiers jours de sa demolition La Bastille dans les premiers jours de sa demolition
1789(1789)
Medium oil on canvas
cyf 1789(1789)
Medium oil on canvas
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Hubert Robert (22 May 1733 - 15 April 1808), French artist, was born in Paris.
His father, Nicolas Robert, was in the service of François-Joseph de Choiseul, marquis de Stainville a leading diplomat from Lorraine. Young Robert finished his studies with the Jesuits at the College de Navarre in 1751 and entered the atelier of the sculptor Michel-Ange Slodtz who taught him design and perspective but encouraged him to turn to painting. In 1754 he left for Rome in the train of Étienne-François de Choiseul, son of his father's employer, who had been named French ambassador and would become a Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Louis XV in 1758.
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