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

The Fire at the Opera House of the Palais-Royal

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The Fire at the Opera House of the Palais-Royal
ArtistFrench, 1733–1808
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Fire at the Opera House of the Palais-Royal
Datec. 1781
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions100 3/8 × 65 3/4 in. (255 × 167 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1989.6
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
218 Blaffer Galleries
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
ProvenanceMadame la Baronne Allard, 1967; [Palais d’Orsay, Paris, March 28, 1979, lot 207]; [Sotheby’s, Monaco, December 2–3, 1989, lot 353]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1989.

Exhibition History"The Old Masters: Selections from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Nave Museum, Victoria, Texas, May 22–July 6, 2003.

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