id: 112064
accession number: 1930.543
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.543
updated: 2022-09-22 09:21:55.217000
Les Soirées de Rome: L'Arc de triomphe, 1763–1764. Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808). Etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1930.543
title: Les Soirées de Rome: L'Arc de triomphe
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creation date: 1763–1764
creation date earliest: 1763
creation date latest: 1764
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creditline: Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
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culture: France, 18th century
technique: etching
department: Prints
collection: PR - Etching
type: Print
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catalogue raisonne: Baudicour Vol. I.177.8 ; Le Blanc Vol. III.340.8
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CREATORS
* Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808) - artist
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792
opening date: 1982-01-25T05:00:00
French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 16, 1982).
title: Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings
opening date: 2016-07-16T04:00:00
Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).
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PROVENANCE
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Derived from his own pen-and-ink drawings, this suite of etchings features fictional characters situated near recognizable buildings and statues in Rome. On the title page, Robert dedicated the suite to Marguerite Le Compte, who visited Rome in 1764 in the company of the wealthy author and art enthusiast Claude Henri Watelet. Both Le Compte and Watelet were amateur etchers, and they socialized with a group that included artists and printmakers centered at the academies in Italy. Robert’s dedication was likely motivated by the hope of future patronage from Le Compte. She may be the generous woman with a hand muff depicted in The Ancient Temple, the fifth scene in this series.
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