DrawingsFrench18th century

Artist Sketching amid Roman Ruins

c. 1754 -1765

Artists

Hubert RobertArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on beige antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.6 × 30 cm (8 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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