Hubert Robert

French · 1733–1808 · Painter, Printmaker

Hubert Robert was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins… (Wikipedia)

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Hubert Robert was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins in Italy and of France.

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Born 1733, ParisDied 1808, ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q548205 ↗ULAN 500009558 ↗Museum works 24

Pre-romanticism

Also known as Hubert des Ruines Robert, Hubert Robart, Hubert Robarts, . Hubert Robert, Hubert Roberts, Robert des Ruines

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Hubert Robert, The Swing — **The Swing**1777–79 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 — Open Acces…

Hubert Robert, Wandering Minstrels — **Wandering Minstrels**1777–79 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 — Open Acces…

Hubert Robert, The Return of the Cattle — **The Return of the Cattle**ca. 1773–75 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Lucy Work Hewitt, 1934 — Open Acce…

Hubert Robert, The Portico of a Country Mansion — **The Portico of a Country Mansion**1773 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Lucy Work Hewitt, 1934 — Open Acce…

Hubert Robert, Arches in Ruins — **Arches in Ruins**Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 — Open Acces…

Hubert Robert, Aqueduct in Ruins — **Aqueduct in Ruins**Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 — Open Acces…

Hubert Robert, The Ponte Salario — **The Ponte Salario**c. 1775 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Hubert Robert, Charitable Ladies — **Charitable Ladies**c. 1780/1785 · pen and brown ink and watercolor over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Hubert Robert, The Peasant Dance — **The Peasant Dance**c. 1770/1775 · pen and black ink with gray and brown wash and black chalk over a black chalk counterproof, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Hubert Robert, Ruined Farm — **Ruined Farm**c. 1770/1775 · pen and black ink with gray and brown wash, and blue watercolor, over a black chalk counterproof, with black chalk additions, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Hubert Robert, Title Page — **Title Page**etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collectio…

Hubert Robert, The Sarcophagus — **The Sarcophagus**etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collectio…

Hubert Robert, Dichtgemetseld Gothisch portaal — **Dichtgemetseld Gothisch portaal**1754 - 1808
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Hubert Robert, Villa Albani te Rome — **Villa Albani te Rome**1754 - 1808
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Hubert Robert, Torero met sombrero zwaaiend — **Torero met sombrero zwaaiend**1754 - 1808
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Hubert Robert, Staande geboeide galeislaaf — **Staande geboeide galeislaaf**1754 - 1808
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Hubert Robert, Untitled — **Untitled**1758
Führermuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Führermuseum

Hubert Robert, landscape with figures — **landscape with figures**1758
Führermuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Führermuseum

Hubert Robert, arohitektur with five persones — **arohitektur with five persones**1758
Führermuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Führermuseum

Hubert Robert, ruined monument near a lake — **ruined monument near a lake**1802
Führermuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Führermuseum

Hubert Robert, Roman ruins — **Roman ruins**1758
Musées Nationaux Récupération ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musées Nationaux Récupération

Hubert Robert, antique ruins with working women — **antique ruins with working women**1798
Musées Nationaux Récupération ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musées Nationaux Récupération

Hubert Robert, Madame Geoffrin having brekfast — **Madame Geoffrin having brekfast**1773
Munich Central Collecting Point ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Munich Central Collecting Point

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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