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Hubert Robert

Antique Ruins with Figures

Maker

Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808)

Title

Antique Ruins with Figures

Year

ca. 1765-1778

Medium

  • pen and ink,
  • brush and wash,
  • watercolor,
  • and white heightening over black chalk,
  • on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and ink,
  • brush and wash,
  • watercolor,
  • and white heightening over black chalk,
  • on paper

Materials

watercolor, white heightening, pen and ink, wash technique, black chalk

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

56.5 x 71.9 cm (22 1/4 x 28 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Watermark

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

38.152

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966
French Master Drawings
May 01, 1954 – May 30, 1954
Exhibition of 18th-Century Drawings and Watercolors
Apr 16, 1948 – Dec 03, 1948

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808)
Antique Ruins with Figures, ca. 1765-1778
Pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor, and white heightening over black chalk, on paper
56.5 x 71.9 cm (22 1/4 x 28 5/16 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 38.152

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