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

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Artist Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808)French, 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

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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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