
Hubert RobertFrench, 1733–1808May one see it?
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
1754–1765
Roman circle: Panini, Piranesi, Fragonard
In Rome Robert studied perspective under the veduta master Giovanni Paolo Panini, met Piranesi, and became friends with Jean-Honoré Fragonard and the Abbé de Saint-Non; with Fragonard he drew from nature in Rome and its environs and stayed for long periods at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli.
1754–1765 · Workplace
Rome
August 1765
Return to Paris
After eleven years in Italy Robert returned to Paris, where his success was swift.