[Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun’s] virtuoso portrait of Robert in romantic mode, casually dressed, hair unkempt, palette and brushes in hand, gazing intently into the distance. It was painted in 1788, the year before the French Revolution, when Robert was in his mid-50s. By then he was one of France’s most celebrated and best-paid artists and had a clientèle that included Catherine the Great and the Russian aristocracy.
~FROM https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/arts/international/hubert-robert-and-the-beautiful-ravages-of-time.html
Portrait of Hubert Robert by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun, 1788 / Oil on wood / Louvre Museum, Department of Paintings, Paris, FR
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