The Fireside

Artist Pieter de Hooch Dutch, 1629–1684

Datecirca 1670–1675

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions26 1/8 x 30 1/2 in. (66.4 x 77.5 cm)
Frame: 33 3/4 x 38 1/2 in. (85.7 x 97.8 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina

Object number52.9.45

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ProvenanceCreated Amsterdam, ca. 1670–1675. [Frederik Willem Greebe, Amsterdam, December 8, 1788, no. 3]; sold to Yver; [J. Pekstok, Amsterdam, December 17, 1792, no. 38]; sold to Schley; [François van Harencarspel Eckhardt (1784–1842), December 15, 1842, no. 53]; sold to Hoffman’s executors; [sale, Collection P. Voûte, Amsterdam, November 12–13, 1845, no. 32]; sold to Burton. [Dowdeswell, London, by 1920]; Martin A. Ryerson (1856–1932), Chicago, by 1921. [Silberman Galleries, New York, by 1949]; sold to NCMA, 1952.

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