Hubert Robert

French painter (1733-1808)

† 1808 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Uffizi Gallery, Museo del Prado, National Gallery of Art, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 30 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Uffizi Gallery · Museo del Prado · National Gallery of Art · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

CC0 · Wikidata

Life

Hubert Robert was born on May 22, 1733 in Paris and died on April 15, 1808 in Paris, aged 74. Recorded occupations: curator, painter, draftsperson and architect. Country of citizenship: France. Associated movement: Pre-romanticism. Fields of work: painting. Notable works include “Projet d'aménagement de la Grande Galerie du Louvre, vers 1796”, “Draughtsman Drawing the Wooden Bridge in the Park of Méréville” and “View of the Park of Méréville”. Educated at Collège de Navarre and University of Paris. Member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.

At a glance

Born: May 22, 1733 · Paris
Died: April 15, 1808 · Paris
Age at death: 74
Citizenship: France
Occupations: curator, painter, draftsperson, architect
Movements: Pre-romanticism
Notable works: Projet d'aménagement de la Grande Galerie du Louvre, vers 1796, Draughtsman Drawing the Wooden Bridge in the Park of Méréville, View of the Park of Méréville
Education: Collège de Navarre, University of Paris
Wikipedia editions: 30 languages
Signature licence: CC0

About this signature

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Biographical facts: Wikidata Q548205 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Hubert Robert on Wikipedia.

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