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1705–1766

Jean Barbault

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24results on record
64%sell-through
$32,056median result (USD, incl. premium; 95% observed, 5% estimated from hammer)
$508,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 24 recorded results (20 sold · 4 passed) across 5 auction houses, 1999–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 95% observed, 5% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$40K$80K$119K1999: $147K median, 1 sold2005: $487 median, 1 sold2006: $90K median, 1 sold2010: $21K median, 2 sold2011: $132K median, 2 sold2012: $34K median, 1 sold2014: $61K median, 2 sold2015: $20K median, 2 sold2017: $33K median, 1 sold2018: $16K median, 1 sold2021: $48K median, 1 sold2025: $37K median, 3 sold2026: $11K median, 2 sold199920052011201720232026

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$32K$192$508K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 6 100% $29,531
prints 5 25% $339

Medium is recorded for 11 of 24 results (46%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Hubert Robert Paris Jean Barbault Hubert Robert Paris

$40K$80K$119K1998: $13K median1999: $12K median2000: $66K median2001: $17K median2002: $16K median2003: $29K median2004: $23K median2005: $17K median2006: $52K median2007: $48K median2008: $137K median2009: $54K median2010: $143K median2011: $103K median2012: $54K median2013: $38K median2014: $31K median2015: $24K median2016: $56K median2017: $22K median2018: $43K median2019: $80K median2020: $68K median2021: $52K median2022: $60K median2023: $101K median2024: $69K median2025: $82K median2026: $60K median1999: $147K median2005: $487 median2006: $90K median2010: $21K median2011: $132K median2012: $34K median2014: $61K median2015: $20K median2017: $33K median2018: $16K median2021: $48K median2025: $37K median2026: $11K median19982005201220192026
MetricJean BarbaultHubert Robert Paris
Median result$32,056$38,008
Record price $508,000 $101,050,000
Results on record24402
Years active at auction 1999–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Hubert Robert ParisJean-baptiste-camille CorotFrancesco GuardiFélix-françois-georges-philibert Ziem

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 13 100% $33,498 0.98×
Christie's 6 100% $29,531 —
Bertolami Fine Art 2 50% $192 —
Bonhams 1 0% — —
Matsart 2 0% — —

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 26 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 4 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
2026·07 Les plus beaux monuments de Rome ancienne. [With:] – Les plus beaux edifices de Rome moderne. [With:] Recueil de divers monumens anciens répandus en plusieurs endroits de l’Italie. Rome: chez Bouchard & Gravier, de l'Imprimerie de Komarek, 1761, 1763, 1770. $13,483–$20,225 upcoming Christie's
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2026·06 Cocher du Pape (The Pope's Coachman) oil on panel $15,000–$20,000 Christie's
2026·03 After — Bertolami Fine Art
2025·06 La Frascatane huile sur toile $17,308–$23,078 Christie's
2025·06 La Vénitienne huile sur toile $23,078–$34,617 Christie's
2025·05 Artist Costumed as "The Chinese Ambassador" at the 1748 Roman Carnival Masquerade $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2024·11 (1705 - 1766) Etching $1–$2,769 Bertolami Fine Art
2021·06 Portrait en pied d'un chasseur huile sur toile $17,308–$28,848 Christie's
2021·04 A pastoral scene with a boy offering a shepherdess doves in a rocky landscape; and A pastoral scene with two musicians serenading a shepherdess oil on canvas $200,000–$300,000 upcoming Christie's
2020·02 1718-1766 (French) etching $58–$87 Matsart
2019·04 1718-1766 (French) etching $92–$115 Matsart
2018·12 A girl from Frascati oil on canvas, laid down on panel $10,787–$16,180 Christie's
2017·06 a swiss guard $17,308–$20,770 Sotheby's
2015·10 A standing female figure $9,438–$13,483 Bonhams
2015·06 La vénitienne $9,231–$13,847 Sotheby's
2015·06 a young woman dressed in neapolitan fashion $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2014·06 La vénitienne $23,078–$34,617 Sotheby's
2014·06 La Frascatane $46,156–$69,234 Sotheby's
2012·06 Paysage de ruines romaines animé de personnages $34,617–$57,695 Sotheby's
2011·06 portrait d'un garde suisse $57,695–$92,312 Sotheby's
2011·01 a lady playing a mandolin $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2010·10 les plus beaux édifices de rome moderne.rome, bouchard et gravier, 1763.recueil de divers monumens anciens répandus en plusieurs endroits de l'italie. ibid., 1770. $4,616–$6,923 Sotheby's
2010·10 les plus beaux monuments de rome ancienne.  rome, bouchard et gravier, de l'impr. de komarek, 1761.les plus beaux édifices de rome moderne.ibid., 1763. $11,539–$17,308 Sotheby's
2006·01 "la venetienne"; "la frascatane" $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2005·06 veduta della piazza di s. giovanni in laterano. veduta della basilica e piazza di s. pietro in vaticano. veduta del palazzo borghese. veduta di ponte sisto. veduta della basilica di s. maria maggiore. [roma]: bouchard e gravier, [secolo xviii] $577–$808 Sotheby's
1999·04 Ambassadeur de la Chine : an oriental gentleman, full-length $26,967–$40,450 Christie's

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