Arborescences’ editorial committee wishes to cordially thank Anthony J. Wall, who has accepted to present herewith a revised version of the paper he gave at the University of Toronto’s Department of French Studies conference last March. Anthony J. Wall’s essay reads as an enjoyable and scholarly exploration of Hubert Robert’s pictorial works, a graceful philosophical stroll through a few of the numerous paintings and representations that created the reputation of this Enlightenment painter. Through the use of the Bakhtinian notion of chronotope, the critic underlines the power of time and space as visible through Robert’s oeuvre; he seeks to demonstrate “the ability of his painted landscapes to transform into a true philosophical observation on the passing of time in space.”