Hubert RobertFrench, 1733–1808Cascade sous un pont en ruine
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Cascade sous un pont en ruine” now? Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, Tours. Unknown.
Tours, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1858-1-33 ; p. 355 (Laurent-Montaiglon) ; 165 (Vitry)
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours
- Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours — © musée des beaux-arts de Tours; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Hubert Robert
The whole life22 May 1733
Born
1745–1751 · Education
Collège de Navarre
4 November 1754
Arrival in Rome
Under the patronage of the future Duc de Choiseul, appointed French ambassador in Rome, Robert set off for Italy and arrived in Rome on 4 November 1754, spending eleven years there.
1767
Debut at the Paris Salon
Robert presented thirteen paintings and numerous drawings of ruined classical architecture at the Salon, winning critical acclaim; Diderot wrote: "The ideas that ruins awaken in me are grand." He continued to take part in the Salons regularly until 1798.
1778
Keeper of the Royal Museum
When the decision was made to open a museum in the Louvre, Robert was appointed keeper of the Royal Museum, charged with preparing the masterpieces of the royal collection for exhibition. Until 1793 he lived in the Grande Galerie of the Louvre.
29 October 1793
Arrest during the Revolution
The revolutionary surveillance committee arrested Robert on suspicion of disloyalty and imprisoned him in Sainte-Pélagie; on 31 January 1794 he was transferred to Saint-Lazare. In prison he drew a great deal, painted scenes of prison life, and decorated plates for sale.
