COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1900.383
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Robert, Hubert
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Dates/Places:
French; 1733-1808 Europe,France
Creator Name-CRT:
Hubert Robert
Title:
The Obelisk
Title Type:
preferred
View:
Full view
Creation Date:
1787
Creation Start Date:
1787
Creation End Date:
1787
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Creation Place:
Europe,France
Dimensions:
255.6 x 223.5 cm; 100 7/8 x 88"
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1900.383
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Clarence Buckingham
Inscriptions:
H. ROBERT / 1787 (lower left, beneath column), and H ROBERT / [...] / [...] / Le[...} / MEREVILLE / DE LABORDE / [...] (lower right of center, on a stone held by a man)
Context:
One of four Decorative Paintings from the Chateau of Mereville
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E29633.TIF
