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The image is a pencil sketch depicting a series of steps leading towards a waterfront. The horizon is low in the composition, with buildings lining it and extending into the distance on the right side of the sketch. The architecture shows classical style, featuring arched windows and detailed facades. The artist uses light, wispy pencil lines for forms and more pronounced strokes for defining the steps and building outlines. There is a small boat nearby and buildings in the distance. The sketch is monochromatic in varying shades of gray against a light background.

Buildings along a Riverside [verso]

Hubert Robert (French, 1733 - 1808)

probably c. 1754/1765 · black chalk on laid paper

National Gallery of Art · Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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