Portrait of Hubert Robert

Portrait of Hubert Robert is a 1788 portrait painting by the French artist Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. It depicts her fellow painter Hubert Robert. Robert was known for his scenes of French cities and had recently produced his Principal Monuments of France series. Robert is portrayed informally and the painting has been described as "a masterpiece of portraiture".^[1]

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Artist	Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Year	1788
Type	Oil on canvas, portrait painting
Dimensions	105 cm × 84 cm (41 in × 33 in)
Location	Louvre, Paris

The work was produced a year before the French Revolution. At the time Le Brun was one of the most fashionable portraitists in France, known particularly for her depictions of the French queen Marie Antoinette. The painting was displayed at the Salon of 1789.^[2] Today the work is in the collection of the Louvre in Paris, having been acquired in 1843. ^[3]