Robert, (Louis) Léopold (b Eplatures, 13 May 1794; d Venice, 20 March 1835).

Swiss painter. Robert was the most widely known and respected Swiss painter of the early 19th century. His work blends Neo-classical rigour with Romantic sentimentality and subject-matter, and he was greatly admired by both contemporary and later critics, such as Charles Clément, Théophile Thoré and Louis Viardot (1880–83), who likened him to Poussin. His reputation waned towards the end of the century, and his work was not re-evaluated until the 1970s.