# The Grove and Bath of Apollo \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROBERT, Hubert]() - Date: 1751-1800 - Technique: Oil on canvas ## Commentary Hubert Robert, a decorator of great notoriety, joined in the new trend for English gardens and, also deeply inspired by the classical models that he saw in Rome, took part in the renewal of French taste. He recorded the transformations of the grounds at Versailles. In 1777, after being named dessinateur des jardins du roi, the artist presented Louis XVI with his plans for the new Bains d'Apollon. ## Related artworks - [A Boy and a Dog among Ruins]() - [A Grand Staircase]() - [A Scene in the Grounds of the Villa Farnese, Rome]() - [An Architectural Capriccio]() - [Ancient Roman Bath with Women Washing Laundry]() - [Ancient Ruins Used as Public Baths]() - [Architectural Capriccio]() - [Architectural Landscape with a Canal]() - [Architectural Scene with Women Washing Clothes at a Pool]() - [Avenue in a Park]() - [Demolition of the Houses on the Pont Notre-Dame in 1786]() - [Design for the Grande Galerie in the Louvre \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()