HOOCH, Pieter de
(b. 1629, Rotterdam, d. 1684, Amsterdam)

A Woman Drinking with Two Men

c. 1658
Oil on canvas, 73,7 x 64,6
National Gallery, London

Investigation has shown that de Hooch first drew the one-point perspective scheme and then added the figures. At an early stage, a man appeared to the left of the female servant. De Hooch later painted him out, but his outline has become visible as the upper paint layers have become more transparent over time.




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