The Obelisk
| Title | The Obelisk |
|---|---|
| Artist | Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808) |
| Date | 1787 18th century |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Classification | oil on canvas |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Clarence Buckingham |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Obelisk” is a work by Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808), dated 1787. It is executed in oil on canvas and classified as oil on canvas. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as oil on canvas. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1787. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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