Hubert Robert

The tomb of Virgil at Posilipo, Naples



Hubert Robert - The tomb of Virgil at Posilipo, Naples



Hubert Robert
The tomb of Virgil at Posilipo, Naples
1784
61.5 x 72.7 cm
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated, lower left, on the stone slab: H. ROBERT / 1784
Sale Christie's, New York, 1 May 2019


Provenance

sale Sotheby's, London, The Property of a Gentleman, 24 March 1965, nr. 106 (£2,000 to Ames)
(Probably) sale Christie's, London, The Property of a Lady, 1 April 1966, nr. 73 (1,700 gns. to Laffan)
with Leger Galleries, where acquired by the present owners in 1976
sale Christie's, New York, Property of a Northeastern Institution, 1 May 2019, nr. 274

Other works by Hubert Robert


Attributed to Hubert Robert A young man and his dog
A young man and his dog

Hubert Robert Roman capriccio with a dove seller
Roman capriccio with a dove seller
c. 1756/59

Hubert Robert The Ponte Salario
The Ponte Salario
c. 1775

Hubert Robert Hermit praying in a ruinous gallery
Hermit praying in a ruinous gallery
c. 1760

Hubert Robert The Fire at the Opera House of the Palais-Royal
The Fire at the Opera House of the Palais-Royal
c. 1781