Hubert RobertFrench, 1733–1808The Old Bridge
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “The Old Bridge” now? Collection: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. Not on view at present. Checked October 19, 2026.
New Haven, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1957.34.1
In the catalog
Sources
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Image: Yale University Art Gallery — Image: Yale University Art Gallery
In the life of Hubert Robert
The whole life1754–1765 · Workplace
Rome
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.
1759
Studies at the French Academy in Rome
From 1759 Robert studied at the French Academy in Rome at the Villa Medici, though he never won the prestigious Prix de Rome.
April 1760
Journey to Naples and Paestum
The Abbé de Saint-Non took Robert and Fragonard to Naples to visit the famous sites of Campania — the excavations of Pompeii and the Doric temples of Paestum, which long continued to inspire Robert after his return to France.
