Provenance

Jean Nicolay, France, by 1958
sold at auction at Stukker, Berne 1990s
where acquired by the parents of the current owners
thence by descent to the current private collection, Germany
Sale Sotheby's, New York, 1 February 2018, nr. 68

Other works by Hubert Robert

Bridge over a Cascade

A capriccio of an apse, pyramid and other ruins with classical sculpture and a woman nursing

Arc de Triomphe with Card Players
1780

The Maison Carrée, the Amphitheater and the Tour Magne in Nîmes
1787

The Demolition of Houses on the Pont au Change
1787