The Foot-Bridge

Hubert Robert was one of the most prolific and admired landscape and view painters of the 18th century. He was a tireless creator, admired by Diderot when he first exhibited at the Salon in 1767, although that critic subsequently criticised Robert for his hastiness and lack of care in his figures and compositions, defects due to the artist’s haste as a result of the high demand for his work. Rober…