Vaulted Staircase
Hubert Robert · c. 1770–79 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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The inscription on the panel over the arched doorway seems to refer to Robert's Russian patron, Count Alexandre Sergevitch Stroganov, who was in Paris between 1770 and 1779 and commissioned a series of monumental paintings from Robert.
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Details
- Maker
- Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808)
- Date
- c. 1770–79
- Medium
- pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over graphite; framing lines in brown ink
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 44.1 x 28.2 cm (17 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.); Secondary Support: 52.9 x 38.7 cm (20 13/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
More by Hubert Robert
Shown in
- Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of ArtAug 27, 2000 – Oct 17, 2000
- French Drawings from the CollectionDec 13, 1994 – Mar 12, 1995
- Rococo, Revolution, RestorationJul 11, 1989 – Sep 24, 1989
- The Lessons of the AcademyFeb 8, 1983 – May 29, 1983
- French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792Feb 2, 1982 – May 16, 1982
