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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.237
People
Hubert Robert, French (Paris 1733 - 1808 Paris)
Title
Artist Sketching amid Roman Ruins
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1754 -1765
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356747

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk on beige antique laid paper
Dimensions
22.6 × 30 cm (8 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: [outline of a square]
  • inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: flea [crossed out with black ink]
  • inscription: verso, upper left, black ink: No 15
  • inscription: upper left, graphite: [illegible text, erased]
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: [illegible text, erased]
  • inscription: lower center, graphite: [illegible text, erased]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Probably the collection of the artist. Private Collection, Paris; to Private Collection Boston, 2007 or 2008, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Eunice Williams in honor of Anne and the late Antoine de Margerie
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.237
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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