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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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Painting ID:: 77484 Vue du Port de Ripetta, a Rome
Oil on canvas painting
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Painting ID:: 88656 Hubert Robert
second half of 18th century
Medium Oil on wood
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Painting ID:: 90155 Italian kitchen.
1760-1767
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 60 x 75 cm (23.6 x 29.5 in)
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Painting ID:: 92766 Demolition of the Houses on the Pont Notre-Dame in 1786
Date 1786(1786)
Medium oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 92768 The Old Bridge
Date c. 1775(1775)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 35-7/8 x 47-5/8 in
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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.
. Related Artists to Hubert Robert: | Frederick Goodall,R.A | Hildegard of Bingen | Ludovico Carracci | Creator:Edmond Dyonnet | Heinrich Vogeler |
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