# The Obelisk in Saint Peter's Square

- By: Hubert Robert (French, 1733 - 1808)
- Date: 1754/1765
- Medium: graphite on laid paper
- Classification: Drawing
- Dimensions: Overall: 12.4 x 8.9 cm (4 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.) ; support: 15.6 x 21.5 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
- Culture: French
- Credit line: Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Museum: [National Gallery of Art](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.63026.html)
- Rights: [Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/nga/61d12e99-2185-450d-9cd0-b7a9b043b934/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)