1770
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Portrait Bust is a 1770 ink by Hubert Robert, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white etching of a seated person holding a book, surrounded by thick, tangled vines. The person’s face is blurred, and the background includes a building with columns and a few scattered figures. The scene looks like a quiet, overgrown courtyard or garden. The title at the bottom reads *"Les Soirées de Rome,"* which suggests this might be part of a series about evenings in Rome. The artist’s name, Hubert Robert, is also listed. If you like this style, look up etching to see how artists create detailed prints like this.
Hubert Robert (French pronunciation: ; 22 May 1733 – 15 April 1808) was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins in Italy and of France.
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