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Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808), Figures in the grounds of a villa, possibly Villa Medici

Sold for £3,800 at Sloane Street Auctions on Jun 19, 2026.

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Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808) Figures in the grounds of a villa, possibly Villa Medici Black pencil and brown wash on paper Provenance: Folio 26 of the album of 101 drawings made in Italy by Hubert Robert; Possibly sold as part of the artist's studio sale, Paris, 05 April 1809; The Countess of Béhague (1870-1939) [folio 8]; Thence by descent in the family of Ganay; The Estate of the Marquis de Ganay, Sotheby's, Monaco, 1 December 1989, lot 8 (ill. p.41) Exhibition history: Paris, Galerie Caileux, 1957, Hubert Robert - Louis Moreau: Exposition du Cent-Cinquantenaire De Leur Mort, cat. no. 1; Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1987, Hubert Robert: Drawings & Watercolours, cat. no. 12 Literature: R.O. Parks, Piranesi, exhib.cat., Northampton, Mass., Smith College Museum of Art, 1961, p. 74 J. Scott, Piranesi, London (1975), p. 175 and p. 311, note 9; V. Carlson, Hubert Robert: Drawings & Watercolours (exhib. cat.), Washington (1987) cat. no. 12 (the album, this sheet ill. p.75) J. de Cayeux, Hubert Robert et les Jardins, Paris (1987), p.26 Dimensions: (Paper) 7 in. (H) x 9.25 in. (W) (Frame) 17.75 in. (H) x 20 in. (W)

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