© National Gallery, London
A peepshow with views of the interior of a Dutch house
Samuel van Hoogstraten
- Art Funded
- 1923
- Dimensions
- 58 x 81 x 58 cm
- Presented by
- Sir Robert & Lady Witt through The Art Fund
The interior is painted with a dioramic representation of the interior of the home of a wealthy Dutch citizen of the 17th century, seen in perspective from two small eye-holes, one at each end.
The cabinet is painted on the floor, the ceiling and three sides, the fourth side being filled with a glass front to diffuse the light. The outside of the cabinet is painted with allegorical figures and a picture of the artist sketching.
Provenance
Collection of Sir H Howorth.