Lot Essay
This freely and powerfully drawn sheet has traditionally been dated to Robert's Roman period, but it may well actually have been made after his return from France in 1765.
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A farm among classical ruins
Details
Hubert Robert (Paris 1733-1808)
A farm among classical ruins
red chalk
16½ x 22¼ in. (420 x 566 mm.)
A farm among classical ruins
red chalk
16½ x 22¼ in. (420 x 566 mm.)
Provenance
Emmerich-Joseph von Dalberg, with his number '12'.
Grand Duke Ludwig I of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1812.
Grossherzoglich Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, by whom deaccessioned in 1933 (cf. L. 1257c).
with Wildenstein & Co., London, French Drawings from Clouet to Ingres, 1934, no. 36.
Mrs Corina Kavanagh, Buenos Aires; Sotheby's, London, 11 March 1964, lot 223 (to Agnew).
with Agnews, London, 1966, where acquired by the present owner.
Grand Duke Ludwig I of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1812.
Grossherzoglich Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, by whom deaccessioned in 1933 (cf. L. 1257c).
with Wildenstein & Co., London, French Drawings from Clouet to Ingres, 1934, no. 36.
Mrs Corina Kavanagh, Buenos Aires; Sotheby's, London, 11 March 1964, lot 223 (to Agnew).
with Agnews, London, 1966, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
R. Schrey, Bleiblatt zu Stift und Feder, 1930, II, no. 33.
Russell, no. 118.
Russell, no. 118.
Exhibited
King's Lynn, Fermoy Gallery, French Drawings of the 17th and 18th Century, no. 44.
Special notice
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