Young woman with a letter and a messenger in an interior

Young woman with a letter and a messenger in an interior (1670) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch, it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Sales: * (Possibly) J. Caudri, Amsterdam, September 6, 1809, No. 24 (31 florins, Dupre) ; but this only measured 22 inches by 20-3 inches. [Compare 182.] * Madame Camper, Leyden, 1827 (bought in at 4000 florins). * Meijnders, 1838 (3311 florins).

Young woman with a letter and a messenger in an interior

Young woman with a letter and a messenger in an interior (1670) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch, it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Sales: * (Possibly) J. Caudri, Amsterdam, September 6, 1809, No. 24 (31 florins, Dupre) ; but this only measured 22 inches by 20-3 inches. [Compare 182.] * Madame Camper, Leyden, 1827 (bought in at 4000 florins). * Meijnders, 1838 (3311 florins).