Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed ("The Maidservant"), Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1667–70
Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed ('The Maidservant'), ca. 1667–70, Oil on canvas, 24 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Pieter de Hooch (Dutch, Rotterdam 1629–1684 Amsterdam), This picture of the late 1660s was cut down by about seven inches before 1841, eliminating a woman in the bed on the right (described in a sale catalogue of 1785). Two inches were added to the top of the canvas, and the seated man, apparently the woman's lover, was overpainted at the same time
Size: 4074px × 4819px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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