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PIETER DE HOOCH (ROTTERDAM 1629-AMSTERDAM 1684)
Cardplayers in a sunlit Room
RCIN 405951
The subject here is that of Steen’s Card Players (cat. 23) gone slightly up-market. Both artists paint the textures of simple interiors with skill and relish; what distinguishes de Hooch is the depth and precision of his perspective and the effect of light flooding the scene from the back.
Acquired by George IV in 1825
Cat. 6
