Pieter de Hooch
A Woman and her Maid in a Courtyard
From $100
This painting is brick red, sunlit white and slate, and a cheap copy muddies the brickwork. Our de Hooch Courtyard in Delft print was graded from a high-resolution master so every brick, tile and shadow stays clear.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a study, a hallway or a living room wall. The brick reds and whites look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and an oak or black frame suits it.
About the painting
The Courtyard of a House in Delft by Pieter de Hooch
A Delft courtyard
In 1658 de Hooch painted a young maid holding a little girl’s hand in a sunlit courtyard. Through the archway, a woman in black and red looks out to the street.
Patience and meekness
Above the arch is a real stone tablet from a Delft cloister, dated 1614: "This is in Saint Jerome’s vale, if you wish to repair to patience and meekness."
A tidy house
A broom and bucket stand in the courtyard: signs of a well-kept home. Sir Robert Peel bought the painting in 1825; it hangs in the National Gallery, London.
Read the story
A quiet courtyard in Delft, in the afternoon sun. On the right, a young maid in a white apron holds a little girl by the hand. On the left, through a brick archway, a woman in black and red stands with her back to us, looking out to the street.
Pieter de Hooch painted this in 1658. He was the son of a bricklayer and a midwife from Rotterdam. As a young man he worked as a servant and painter for a linen merchant, and followed him to Delft.
In Delft he married, joined the painters' guild, and found his subject: ordinary homes, full of light, where one doorway opens onto another.
Look above the archway. There is a stone tablet. It was real, taken from an old convent in Delft, and dated 1614. It reads: "This is in Saint Jerome's vale, if you wish to repair to patience and meekness." The stone still survives today, in a museum in Delft.
A broom and a bucket stand in the courtyard: signs of a well-kept house. The maid carries a dish, but we never learn what is in it.
De Hooch worked in Delft at the same time as Vermeer, and their pictures share the same calm light.
Later he moved to Amsterdam, where he struggled. After 1679, he disappears from the records.
This painting is in the National Gallery in London.
The Courtyard of a House in Delft. Pieter de Hooch, 1658.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
