Hubert Robert Paris 1733-1808
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Hubert Robert Paris 1733-1808

Drovers and their livestock before a ruined arch and obelisk

Details
Hubert Robert Paris 1733-1808
Drovers and their livestock before a ruined arch and obelisk
signed and dated 'H. Robert./ANNO D/1778' (on the obelisk, lower right)
oil on canvas, oval
16 5/8 x 13¾ in. 42.2 x 34.8 cm.
Provenance
Miallet; sale, Paris, 9-10 June 1902, lot 35, with a pendant Palais Italien (16,450 FF to Jacques Doucet).
Jacques Doucet; Lair Dubriel, Paris, 6 June 1912, lot 183, with a pendant Interieur Rustique.
Mme. Douine, Château de la Boissière; Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 11-12 April 1946, lot 29, with a pendant A capriccio of a classical arcade and a column with figures conversing before a statue.
Hubert de Senoch; Sotheby's, Monaco, 4-6 December 1983, lot 666, with a pendant A capriccio of a classical arcade and a column with figures conversing before a statue.
Karl Lagerfeld; Christie's, New York, 23 May 2000, lot 123, with a pendant A capriccio of a classical arcade and a column with figures conversing before a statue.
Literature
P. de Nolhac, Hubert Robert, Paris, 1910, p. 156.
Special notice
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