The Mouth of a Cave  1784

From a set of six paintings made for the salle des bains of the comte d'Artois, Louis XVI's youngest brother, at the château de Bagatelle near Paris. Robert signed The Mouth of the Cave and dated it 1784 when he restored it from damage probably caused by dampness. (Source: [url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437470]The Metropolitan Museum of Art[/url]) [br...