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The Statue before Ruins

Hubert Robert1763-1764

Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University

Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
Middletown, United States

  • Title: The Statue before Ruins
  • Creator: Hubert Robert
  • Date Created: 1763-1764
  • Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plates 2, 4, 7, 9, of set; lower right "H. Roberti Toma, H. Roberti, Roberti Roma," and "Roberti Roma," with full inscriptions on title page
  • Set or Series Title: Evenings in Rome (Les Soirées de Rome)
  • Print State: Second of three states
  • Object Type: Prints, works of art
  • Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
  • Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1947
  • Materials & Techniques: Etching on laid paper
  • Keywords: Italy, Neoclassical, Rome, ruins, sculpture
  • Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
  • Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 136 mm x 95 mm (5.35 in. x 3.74 in.).
  • Bibliography: Baudicour 1–10 ii/iii (vol. 1, pp. 173–79); Carlson and Ittmann cat. 54 a-j
  • Associated People: Created by Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808)
  • Accession Number: 1947.D1.220.3
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University

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