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Fountain in the Park

A work made of red chalk, on off-white laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of red chalk, on off-white laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper.

Date:

c. 1765

Artist:

Hubert Robert
French, 1733-1808

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hubert Robert

Title

Fountain in the Park

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1750–1775

Medium

Red chalk, on off-white laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, lower left, below image, in black ink: "H. Robert"; lower right: "Vente Robert 1809"; verso, upper left, in graphite: "Duit provenir de la vente aprés decés de H. Robert en Avril 1809 / Coll. LsD DEGLATIGNY / E 8022.1"; center: "70"

Dimensions

30.9 × 43.8 cm (12 3/16 × 17 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Margaret Day Blake

Reference Number

1962.810

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