Going for a Walk in the Amsterdam Town Hall

Going for a walk (c. 1663-1665) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Its inventory number is 213. Mentioned by Waagen (iii. p. 222), and by Burger, Tresors d' Art en Angleterre, 1852 (p. 317). Exhibited at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857, No. 950 (by Galton). * Mercury * View of a gallery of the Royal Palace on the Dam (the people are standing around one of the world maps in marble, protected today with a low gate to preserve the inscriptions) * *

Going for a Walk in the Amsterdam Town Hall

Going for a walk (c. 1663-1665) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Its inventory number is 213. Mentioned by Waagen (iii. p. 222), and by Burger, Tresors d' Art en Angleterre, 1852 (p. 317). Exhibited at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857, No. 950 (by Galton). * Mercury * View of a gallery of the Royal Palace on the Dam (the people are standing around one of the world maps in marble, protected today with a low gate to preserve the inscriptions) * *