Bidspirit auction | After Hubert Robert, The Water

After Hubert Robert, The Water Jet, Oil on Canvas - This oil on canvas painting is a decorative work after the 1794 composition titled The Water Jet by Hubert Robert. The scene depicts a monumental fountain as the focal point within a classically inspired landscape. Figures in 18th-century style attire are positioned on stone steps in the foreground and along a balustraded terrace in the middle ground. A large, weathered evergreen tree provides a strong vertical element on the left side of the composition. The work is executed in a romantic style characterized by soft, blended brushwork and an idealized treatment of the architectural and natural elements. The painting is housed in a giltwood frame with a sage green painted cove. No signature or date is discernible on the surface of the canvas. 33 x 25 inches (framed).