The John Bargrave Collection
Robert Hubert (fl. 1669 - )
Alias Robert ForgesAlias Robert Hubbard
Hubert's title page to his printed catalogue (1664) declares that his collection could be viewed "at the place called the Musick-House at the Mitre, near the west end of St. Paul's church." Sir John Hawkins (1853) seems to take this location as an indication that Hubert was "a lover of music" (700). The Mitre was located at 8 London-House Yard. After the fire of 1666, the rebuilt house was named the Lyre, and in 1717, the Goose and Gridiron (Dead Pubs, cf Hawkins 8:10).
Daniel Colwall donated fossils to Hubert's collection in 1665 (Torrens, 208). He received his African electric ray from the King of France (George 184).
Hunter compares Hubert's catalogue with that of the Royal Society's catalogue and concludes, "It is almost as if the 'scientific' characteristics of Grew's catalogue were imposed on a collection which remained inspired by the criteria of rarity and curiosity typical of
virtuoso cabinets" (165). The membership of the Royal Society "clearly shared the preoccupation with the outlandish and the extraordinary, and the disdain for the commonplace, which is so marked in virtuoso collections like Hubert's" (Hunter 165).
Roles: Collector (major)
Relevant locations: Housed collection or remnant at Music House
Housed collection or remnant at Mitre Tavern
People linked to person: Robert Hubert was a recipient of object(s) from Louis XIV of France (1638-1715)
Daniel Colwall (-1690) was a purchaser from Robert Hubert
Daniel Colwall (-1690) was a donor to Robert Hubert
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (11 Sep 1656-26 Jul 1693) was a donor to Robert Hubert
Ferdinand IV (8 Sept 1633 (reg)-9 July 1654) was a donor to Robert Hubert
Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg (6 Jan 1655-19 Jan 1720) was a donor to Robert Hubert