Cardplayers in a Sunlit Room [SEP] collection
Cardplayers in a Sunlit Room
Cardplayers in a Sunlit Room (1658) 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 Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.
This painting by Hooch was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1908, who wrote; "254. THE CARD-PLAYERS. Sm. 48. ; de G. 41. In the right-hand corner of a room with a wooden ceiling and a tiled floor a
enthusiasm by the artisans who participated in the creation of the collection but also by the wider public who have been inspired by her intrepid explorations, fearless feats and her humility, particularly in a time when women weren't expected to venture beyond the domestic sphere and one reporter went so far as to claim:
“Miss Hutchison is, you feel, much too fragile and gentle for the rigours of Arctic exploration. Dispensing tea in her sunlit sitting room, or sketching the glowing colours of her garden, she seems far more