The Courtyard of a House in Delft

Pieter de Hooch

1658 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery, London

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The Courtyard of a House in Delft

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View of Delft

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About this work

Artist: Pieter de Hooch (1629–1684)
Year: 1658
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 74 × 60 cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
Movement: Dutch Golden Age

On a sunny afternoon a maid leads a small girl down the steps of a brick courtyard, a dish in her hand, while through the arched passage on the left the lady of the house stands looking out toward the street. A broom and bucket rest against the wall, a vine tumbles over a trellis, and above the archway a stone tablet from the former Hieronymusdale convent in Delft counsels patience and humility; the tablet itself survives in the Prinsenhof museum. De Hooch signed and dated the canvas 1658, one of six he dated that year, at the height of his Delft period when he painted the quiet geometry of courtyards and passages with more care than anyone before him. The picture balances a tightly drawn architectural half against a looser, leafier one. It is NG835 at the National Gallery in London, and its calm has made it one of the best-loved Dutch pictures there.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Courtyard of a House in Delft in the public domain?

Yes. Pieter de Hooch (1629–1684) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Courtyard of a House in Delft painted, and in what medium?

The Courtyard of a House in Delft dates from 1658 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 74 × 60 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Pieter de Hooch's The Courtyard of a House in Delft — The Courtyard of a House in Delft — a maid and child by a brick archway, a woman in the passage looking out to the street — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Courtyards and Interiors of Delft, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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