Hubert Robert (Paris 1733-1808)
Figures strolling in the colonnade of the Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola
signed and dated 'H.ROBERT 1770' (above door, lower right)
black chalk, pen and black ink and grey wash on paper
51.8 x 36.9cm (20 3/8 x 14 1/2in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 14 May 2009, lot 63

A drawing in red chalk, showing the opposite view of the colonnade, was sold at Christie's, London on 3 April 1984, lot 84.

not examined out of the frame
There are small areas of white, exposed paper mainly in the lower right corner, upper left edge and above the colonnade, suggesting that insects have eaten the surface. Furthermore there are some nicks and scratches, mainly in the upper right area suggesting the sheet sustained damage when the glass was broken at some point. There are a few small brown stains and foxing marks.