Led by Paul-André Jaccard (until 31.5.2013), Sarah Burkhalter (since 1.8.2013), Pascal Griener (Université de Neuchâtel)Authors Pascal Griener, Laurent LangerPartner Université de Neuchâtel, Faculté des lettres, Institut d'histoire de l'art et de muséologie (Pascal Griener) Description Léopold Robert (1794–1835), a pupil of Jacques-Louis David, settled first in Rome, then in Venice. The letters he exchanged with the painter Maximilien de Meuron were selected from his copious correspondence with his collectors, family and friends. The book contains an introductory essay about the role of artists’ correspondence during the Romantic age and a critical edition of the letters with historical annotations. Louis-Léopold Robert, The Arrival of the Harvesters in the Pontine Marshes, 1830, oil on canvas, 141,7 x 212 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris The project was supported by: Boner Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur, Coire Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines de l’Université de Neuchâtel Fondation Philantropique Famille Sandoz, Pully Loterie Romande, Lausanne Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAHS), Bern
