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A scenic park landscape of old trees, fountain, and small groups of people gathered.

The monochromatic drawing depicts a group of women in long dresses, bottom right of center. Two bend over a wash basin, lifting garments, the other two are standing and talking, one pointing right, a boy behind the other. A stone basin, looking like a displaced fountain section, rests to the right. A large water fountain on left spews a tall stream of water straight up, two women gathered there, with backs toward us. Pine or poplar trees encircle half the fountain, an old tree leans from the right. A wall with steps and lion is faintly drawn in the background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.51
People
Hubert Robert, French (Paris 1733 - 1808 Paris)
Title
Fountain in the Garden of an Italian Villa
Other Titles
Former Title: Scene in a Park
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1764
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/295813

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount
Dimensions
29.2 x 37.2 cm (11 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: none
  • watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Therese Kuhn Straus, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Therese Kuhn Straus in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus, Harvard Class of 1903, 1978.51

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Therese Kuhn Straus in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus, Harvard Class of 1903
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.51
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Sarah Catala, ed., Les Hubert Robert de Besançon, exh. cat., Silvana Editoriale and Ville de Besançon (Milan and Besançon, 2013), p. 117
  • Alvin L. Clark, Jr. and Edouard Kopp, French Drawings from the Age of Claude, Poussin, Watteau, and Fragonard: Highlights from the Collection of the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2022), cat. no. 94, repr., p. 17

Subjects and Contexts

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Verification Level

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