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The Landing Place is one of four works commissioned to decorate a salon in the château of Jean-Joseph, Marquis de Laborde, a successful financier. This view is dominated by an immense colonnade, in front of which several people are shown departing in a pleasure boat while others linger at the water’s edge. As he constructed this fantasy, Hubert Robert included direct references to renowned antique monuments, combining them with elements of his own invention. The perspective and scale of Robert’s four painted architectural fantasies were coordinated with the proportions of the room to give the illusion of a vast, open space.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 222 × 255 Cm |
| Tags | ruinsarchitechturearchitecturearchitectureclassicaldecorationdecorativeItalycityscapeslandscapesCentury of Progressworld's fairsChicago World's Fairs |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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comte de Saint-Roman (sold 1866)
comte de Saint-Roman (sold 1866)
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la Société Cail (sold 1874)
la Société Cail (sold 1874)
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C. Gabillot, Hubert Robert et son temps
C. Gabillot, Hubert Robert et son temps (Paris, 1892), p. 168.
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M. Hériot (sold 1896)
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duc de Sessa (sold 1868)
duc de Sessa (sold 1868)
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M. Heddle (sold 1889)
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the château was owned successively by: M....
the château was owned successively by: M. Ters and Mme d’Espagnat (sold 1824)
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M. and Mme Beleys (sold 1869)
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Adam Natanson (sold 1890)
Adam Natanson (sold 1890)
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Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, "Hubert Robert, " June 26 - October 2, 2016, cat. 74.
Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, "Hubert Robert," June 26 - October 2, 2016, cat. 74.
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Margaret Morgan Grasselli and Yuriko Jackall, Hubert Robert, exh. cat.
Margaret Morgan Grasselli and Yuriko Jackall, Hubert Robert, exh. cat. (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2016), 164-169, 240-241, cat. 74, (ill. p. 165).
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Larry Feinberg, “A Brief History of the Old Masters in the Art Institute of Chicago,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 32, 2
Larry Feinberg, “A Brief History of the Old Masters in the Art Institute of Chicago,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 32, 2 (2006), pp. 8, 10.
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Victor Carlson, “Hubert Robert in Rome: Some Pen-and-Wash Drawings,” Master Drawings 39, 3
Victor Carlson, “Hubert Robert in Rome: Some Pen-and-Wash Drawings,” Master Drawings 39, 3 (2001), pp. 291, 299 n.5.
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E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 2d ed., vol. 7
E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 2d ed., vol. 7 (Paris, 1954), p. 276.
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George Isarlo, “Hubert Robert,” Connassiance des arts no. 18
George Isarlo, “Hubert Robert,” Connassiance des arts no. 18 (1953), p. 28, under no. 27.
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Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Illustrated Guide to the Collections
Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Illustrated Guide to the Collections (Chicago, 1941), p. 32.
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Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Illustrated Guide to the Collections
Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Illustrated Guide to the Collections (Chicago, 1935), p. 27.
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R. Graul in Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, vol. 28
R. Graul in Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, vol. 28 (Leipzig, 1934), p. 420.
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Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June–November 1, 1934, no. 331.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June–November 1, 1934, no. 331.
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Susan Wise, in Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paintings from 1600 to 1800 in The Art Institute of Chicago
Susan Wise, in Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paintings from 1600 to 1800 in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1996), p. 127–136, ill.
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Sophie Raux, Catalogue des dessins français du XVIIIe siècle de Claude Gillot à Hubert Robert: Palais des beaux-arts, Lille
Sophie Raux, Catalogue des dessins français du XVIIIe siècle de Claude Gillot à Hubert Robert: Palais des beaux-arts, Lille (Lillie, 1995), p. 180.
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Paula Rea Radisich, “‘La chose publique’: Hubert Robert’s decorations for the ‘petit salon’ at Méréville,” in Ann Bermingham and John Brewer, The Consumption of Culture, 1600–1800
Paula Rea Radisich, “‘La chose publique’: Hubert Robert’s decorations for the ‘petit salon’ at Méréville,” in Ann Bermingham and John Brewer, The Consumption of Culture, 1600–1800 (London and New York, 1995), pp. 408–411, 413 n. 20, fig. 21.4.
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Gloria Groom, Edouard Vuillard: Painter-Decorator
Gloria Groom, Edouard Vuillard: Painter-Decorator (New Haven and London, 1993), p. 124.
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Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide
Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide (Chicago, 1993), p. 140; reprinted (Chicago, 2003); rev. ed. (Chicago, 2009); (Chicago, 2013).
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Joseph Baillio, “Hubert Robert’s Decorations for the Château de Bagatelle,” Metropolitan Museum Journal 27
Joseph Baillio, “Hubert Robert’s Decorations for the Château de Bagatelle,” Metropolitan Museum Journal 27 (Essays in Memory of Guy C. Bauman) (1992), pp. 149, 176, 179 n. 1.
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Christopher Wright, The World’s Master Paintings: From the Early Renaissance to the Present Day
Christopher Wright, The World’s Master Paintings: From the Early Renaissance to the Present Day (London and New York, 1991), vol. 1, pp. 458; vol. 2, 62, 600.
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Jutta Held, Monument und Volk: Vorrevolutionäre Wahrnehmung in Bildern des ausgehenden Ancien Régime
Jutta Held, Monument und Volk: Vorrevolutionäre Wahrnehmung in Bildern des ausgehenden Ancien Régime (Cologne, 1990), p. 312, 315, 318–20, fig. 149.
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Jean de Cayeux with Catherine Boulot, Hubert Robert
Jean de Cayeux with Catherine Boulot, Hubert Robert (Paris, 1989), pp. 153, 158, 162–64, 262.
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John D. Bandiera, “Form and Meaning in Hubert Robert’s Ruin Caprices: Four Paintings of Fictive Ruins for the Château du Méréville,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 15, 1
John D. Bandiera, “Form and Meaning in Hubert Robert’s Ruin Caprices: Four Paintings of Fictive Ruins for the Château du Méréville,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 15, 1 (1989), pp. 21–37, 82–85, fig. 4.
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Günter Herzog, Hubert Robert und das Bild im Garten
Günter Herzog, Hubert Robert und das Bild im Garten (Worms, 1989), pp. 105, 222 nn. 333, 335–37.
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Jean de Cayeux, “Des amateurs compromettants,” in Catherine Boulot, Jean de Cayeux, and Hélène Moulin, Hubert Robert et la Révolution, exh. cat.
Jean de Cayeux, “Des amateurs compromettants,” in Catherine Boulot, Jean de Cayeux, and Hélène Moulin, Hubert Robert et la Révolution, exh. cat. (Musée de Valence, 1989), p. 12, ill.
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George Bernier, in Hubert Robert: The Pleasure of Ruins, exh. cat.
George Bernier, in Hubert Robert: The Pleasure of Ruins, exh. cat. (Wildenstein, New York, 1988), p. 88.
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a letter from Bernard Binvel to Susan Wise dated May 5, 1987 states, perhaps erroneously, that Hériot sold the paintings in July of 1896]....
a letter from Bernard Binvel to Susan Wise dated May 5, 1987 states, perhaps erroneously, that Hériot sold the paintings in July of 1896]. M. L. François
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Ellis Waterhouse, “Earlier Paintings in the Earlier years of the Art Institute of Chicago: The Role of the Private Collectors,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 10
Ellis Waterhouse, “Earlier Paintings in the Earlier years of the Art Institute of Chicago: The Role of the Private Collectors,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 10 (1983), pp. 86, 91 n.11.
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Annie Scottez, in Autour de David: Dessins néo-classiques du Musée de Beaux-Arts de Lille, exh. cat.
Annie Scottez, in Autour de David: Dessins néo-classiques du Musée de Beaux-Arts de Lille, exh. cat. (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lille, 1983), pp. 193, under no. 144.
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Sotheby’s, London, Important Old Master Paintings, sale cat.
Sotheby’s, London, Important Old Master Paintings, sale cat. (June 23, 1982), n. pag., under lot 30.
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Sotheby’s, London, Important Old Master Paintings, sale cat.
Sotheby’s, London, Important Old Master Paintings, sale cat. (July 8, 1981), n. pag., under lot 95.
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André Corboz, Peinture militante et architecture révolutionnaire: A propos du thème du tunnel chez Hubert Robert
André Corboz, Peinture militante et architecture révolutionnaire: A propos du thème du tunnel chez Hubert Robert (Basel and Stuttgart, 1978), pp. 15–17.
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Prudent Carpentier (sold 1897, at which time the contents of the house were dispersed and the paintings probably sold) [See Simone de Lassus 1978, cited above
Prudent Carpentier (sold 1897, at which time the contents of the house were dispersed and the paintings probably sold) [See Simone de Lassus 1978, cited above
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Victor Carlson, Hubert Robert: Drawings and Watercolors, exh. cat.
Victor Carlson, Hubert Robert: Drawings and Watercolors, exh. cat. (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978), p. 134, under no. 54.
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Marianne Roland-Michel, in Piranèse et les français, 1740–1790, exh. cat.
Marianne Roland-Michel, in Piranèse et les français, 1740–1790, exh. cat. (Villa Medici, Rome, 1976), p. 321, under no. 181.
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the château was sold by Mme de Laborde, 1819 [see Simone de Lassus, “Quelques Détails inédits sur Méréville,” Bulletin de la Société de l’histoire de l’art français, année 1976 (1978), p....
the château was sold by Mme de Laborde, 1819 [see Simone de Lassus, “Quelques Détails inédits sur Méréville,” Bulletin de la Société de l’histoire de l’art français, année 1976 (1978), p. 286 n. 1]
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Art Institute of Chicago, Selected Works of Eighteenth-Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, January 28–April 25, 1976, no. 14d.
Art Institute of Chicago, Selected Works of Eighteenth-Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, January 28–April 25, 1976, no. 14d.
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Annette Vaillant, Le pain polka
Annette Vaillant, Le pain polka (Paris, 1974), p. 69.
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John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago
John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1970), pp. 15, 62.
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Olivier Choppin de Janvry, “Méréville,” L’Oeil no. 180
Olivier Choppin de Janvry, “Méréville,” L’Oeil no. 180 (1969), p. 83.
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Jean de Cayeux, “Hubert Robert dessinateur de jardins et sa collaboration au parc de Méréville d’après des documents inédits,” Bulletin de la Société de l’histoire de l’art français, année 1968
Jean de Cayeux, “Hubert Robert dessinateur de jardins et sa collaboration au parc de Méréville d’après des documents inédits,” Bulletin de la Société de l’histoire de l’art français, année 1968 (1970), p. 128.
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Hubert Burda, Die Ruine in den Bildern Hubert Robert
Hubert Burda, Die Ruine in den Bildern Hubert Robert (Munich, 1967), pp. 44, 67, 97, 99, fig. 134.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), pp. 401–02.
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Ferdinand Boyer, “Les collections et les ventes de Jean-Joseph de Laborde,” Bulletin de la Société de l’histoire de l’art français, année 1961
Ferdinand Boyer, “Les collections et les ventes de Jean-Joseph de Laborde,” Bulletin de la Société de l’histoire de l’art français, année 1961 (1962), p. 147.
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