File:Perspective View with a Woman Reading a Letter by Samuel van Hoogstraten Mauritshuis 66.jpg
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Samuel van Hoogstraten: Perspective View with a Woman Reading a Letter
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| Title |
Perspective View with a Woman Reading a Letter  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
architectural painting |
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| Date | Circa 1670 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 214 cm (84.2 in); width: 179 cm (70.4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
66 |
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| Place of creation | The Hague (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
by 1765 (?): Gerard van Oostrum, Heusden
29 September 1765: purchased by Martinus van Cruijselbergen (1735-after 1775), The Hague (?), at the sale of the collection of Gerard van Oostrum, Heusden, at N.N., Kunst-Confrerie-Kamer van Pictura, The Hague, lot no. 1, for ƒ 115 , for Confrerie Pictura, The Hague (?), (as ‘Een extra kapitaal Stuk, verbeeldende een aanzienlyk Gebouw met een Trap, waar voor ſtaat een Dame, lezende een Brief, zeer excellent en uitvoerig, loopende voor dezelve een fraay natuurlyk Hondje, zoo als op de Trap mede zeer natuurlyk zit eene geſiperde Kat: in ’t verſchiet vertoont zig een Tuin-Gezigt met eenige Stand-Beelden verçiert en voorts verder bywerk; zynde alles zeer kunſtig, fraay en natuurlyk geſchildert, door Samuel van Hoogstraten; hoog (volgens de Rhynlandſche voetmaat) 7 voet 8 duim, breet 5 voet 8 duim’) 31 March 1770: sale of the collection of Pictura at an unknown auction house, The Hague, lot no. 2 1770: acquired by William V, Prince of Orange (1748-1806), The Hague |
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| Inscriptions |
Monogram top left: SvH
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| References |
Mauritshuis online catalogue, as Perspective View with a Woman Reading a Letter, circa 1670, 214 × 179 cm (84.2 × 70.4 in). Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, object 20186221, as Junge Frau mit einem Brief / Die Dame in der Säulenhalle, 1642-1678, height: 241.5 cm (95 in); width: 179 cm (70.4 in) |
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| Source/Photographer | www.mauritshuis.nl : Home : Info : Pic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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