Landscape with a Fallen Tree
Hubert Robert forged a successful career depicting landscapes, architecture and antiquities. He made etchings only during a brief period in his youth in Rome, encouraged by friendships with local collectors, some of whom were amateur printmakers themselves. This image is inspired by a painting by Italian baroque artist Salvator Rosa, then in the collection of Robert’s patron, Jacques-Laure le Tonnelier, the Bailli de Breteuil (1722-1785), ambassador of the Order of Malta to the Holy See.
Artwork Details
- Title: Landscape with a Fallen Tree
- Artist: Hubert Robert (French, Paris 1733–1808 Paris)
- Date: 1764
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Image: 7 1/16 × 5 1/2 in. (17.9 × 13.9 cm)
Plate: 7 13/16 × 5 3/4 in. (19.8 × 14.6 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 6 1/16 in. (20.5 × 15.4 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Stephen A. Geiger Gift, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.683
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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