Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed
- Artist: Pieter de Hooch (Dutch, Rotterdam 1629–1684 Amsterdam)
- Date: ca. 1667–70
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 24 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (61.5 x 52.1 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
- Object Number: 32.100.15
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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