A Man Smoking and a Woman Drinking in a Courtyard
A Man Smoking and a Woman Drinking in a Courtyard (1658–1660) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch; it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Mauritshuis.
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| Artist | Pieter de Hooch |
| Year | 1658-1660 |
| Dimensions | 78 cm × 65 cm (31 in × 26 in) |
| Location | Mauritshuis, The Hague |
Description
This painting by Hooch was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1910, who wrote:
297. COURTYARD WITH A MAN SMOKING AND A WOMAN DRINKING. Sm. 30 ; de G. 56.[1] This picture corresponds precisely to the Rothschild picture (295), except that the figure of the second man is here absent. It is an excellent work. Canvas, 30 1/2 inches by 25 1/2 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (Supplement, p. 131).
Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1871 and 1888, No. 35 ; at the London Guildhall, 1892 ; and at the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1900.
- Sold by Smith in 1822 (for 300).
- In the collection of W. Wells of Redleaf in 1833 (Sm.).
- Sale.-- W. Wells, London, May 12, 1848 (.540 : 155., Farrer).
- In Lord Overstone's collection in 1857 (Waagen).
Now [in 1908] in the collection of Lady Wantage, London, No. 108 in the 1902 catalogue.[2]
References
- Comparative table of catalog entries between John Smith's first Catalogue raisonné of Hooch and Hofstede de Groot's first list of Hooch paintings published in Oud Holland
- entry 297 for Courtyard with a Man Smoking and a Woman Drinking in Hofstede de Groot, 1908
External links
- Man, vrouw en kind op een binnenplaats, in het verschiet de toren van de Nieuwe Kerk van Delft in the RKD
