The artist sits on a chair in casual clothing making a drawing of a bust on the table. Hubert Robert was in Rome from 1754 to 1765 and spent the final two years in the house of the Bailiff of Breteuil and French Ambassador to the Order of Malta in Rome. This is a self portrait of the painter at work in this house in Rome.
Specifications
| Title | The Artist in His Studio |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 46 cm Height 37 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Hubert Robert
|
| Accession number | 2586 (OK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in 1763 - 1765 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
