Frequently asked questions
Which size should I choose?
This work is available in 30 × 40 cm, 50 × 70 cm. As a guide: 30 × 40 cm (about 12 × 16 in) for shelves, corners or gallery walls; 50 × 70 cm (about 20 × 28 in) above a dresser, a headboard or a desk; 70 × 100 cm (about 28 × 39 in) as the centrepiece of a living room or the wall above the sofa. Below the buy buttons you can see it to scale above a 2-metre sofa.
Does it come framed?
The print arrives unframed with a white border, ready to frame. If you choose a black or oak frame, it arrives mounted behind acrylic glazing, ready to hang. Canvases come stretched on a wooden frame.
When will it arrive?
Printed to order at the lab closest to your address. It arrives in 4–8 working days in Spain and the EU, and in 6–12 working days in the US, Mexico and other destinations.
What if it arrives damaged?
Email us a photo within 30 days of delivery and we will send you a new one free of charge or refund you.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. At checkout you can write a gift message and ship it to the recipient's name and address. The parcel shows no prices.
About the work
- Artist
- Hubert Robert
- Date
- 1768
- Print up to
- 50 × 70 cm
- Reference
- XDV-2210
What the museum label doesn't tell you
Look at the white sheet draped over the classical balustrade: it's the brightest thing in the whole painting, hanging like a surrender flag over broken columns. Below it, women wash laundry under the very arch that once carried carriages or processions. The monumental architecture hasn't collapsed into noble rubble, it's been repurposed as a laundry line. To the left, a cloaked figure leaning on a staff just watches, doing nothing, as if guarding a decline he can't (or won't) stop. Grandeur doesn't vanish overnight, it gets rented out by the hour to dry sheets. Isn't that everyday indifference the real subject here?
