France / c. 1770–79
Vaulted Staircase
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Vaulted Staircase as drawing (France · c. 1770–79).
The inscription on the panel over the arched doorway seems to refer to Robert's Russian patron, Count Alexandre Sergevitch Stroganov, who was in Paris between 1770 and 1779 and commissioned a series of monumental paintings from Robert.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this drawing as pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over graphite; framing lines in brown ink and credits Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808).
The museum's collection notes: The inscription on the panel over the arched doorway seems to refer to Robert's Russian patron, Count Alexandre Sergevitch Stroganov, who was in Paris between 1770 and 1779 and commissioned a series of monumental paintings from Robert.
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
The Cleveland Museum of ArtVaulted StaircaseOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.