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Possibly S.J. Stinstra collection, Amsterdam; possibly (sale, S.J. Stinstra, Amsterdam, 1822, no. 86).[1] William Waldegrave, Lord Radstock [1753-1825], Longford Castle, Wiltshire, and Coleshill, Berkshire; (sale, Christie's, 12-13 May 1826, no. 14); George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st duke of Sutherland [1783-1833], Stafford House, London; by inheritance to his son, George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd duke of Sutherland [1786-1861], Stafford House; (Emery Rutley, London), in 1846;[2] Morant.[3] Robert Field, London; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 6 June 1856, no. 520). Charles Scarisbrick [d. 1860], Scarisbrick Hall, Lancashire; (his sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 10 May 1861, no. 119); (Francis Nieuwenhuys, London);[4] Adrian John Hope [1811-1863], London; (his estate sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 30 June 1894, no. 32); (Charles J. Wertheimer, London and Paris); (Charles Sedelmeyer, Paris); sold 30 July 1894 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

[1] Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, 8 vols., trans. Edward G. Hawke, London, 1907-1927: 1:498, no. 78, includes a reference to this sale in his provenance of The Bedroom. The De Hooch painting in that sale, however, need not necessarily refer to NGA 1942.9.33, since other versions of the composition exist.

[2] According to a note by John Smith contained in Hofstede de Groot's typescript supplement, ad. no. 78, to Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, 8 vols., trans. Edward G. Hawke, London, 1907-1927, in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague.

[3] The Getty Provenance Index indicates that Rutley purchased the painting from Sutherland for Morant, but also notes that the entry for the painting in Ben P.J. Broos et al., Great Dutch Paintings from America (Exh. cat., Mauritshuis, The Hague; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1990-1991: no. 35) has Morant buying for Rutley.

[4] According to the Getty Provenance Index, Christie's copy of the 1861 sale catalogue is marked "FN" and Peter C. Sutton, Pieter de Hooch: Complete Edition with a Catalogue Raisonné, Oxford, 1980: no. 40B, gives the buyer as "Nieuwenhuys."

Exhibition History

1909
The Hudson-Fulton Celebration, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1909, no. 55.
1990
Great Dutch Paintings from America, Mauritshuis, The Hague; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, 1990-1991, no. 35, color repro., as The Box Bed.
1998
Pieter de Hooch, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London; Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, 1998-1999, no. 21, repro.
1999
Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000, not in brochure.
2000
The Public and the Private in the Age of Vermeer, Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, 2000, no. 23, repro.

Bibliography

1829
Smith, John. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish and French Painters. 9 vols. London, 1829-1842: 4(1842):227, no. 9.
1833
Passavant, Johann David. Kunstreise durch England und Belgien. Frankfurt, 1833: 63.
1837
Waagen, Gustav Friedrich. Kunstwerke und Künstler in England und Paris. 3 vols. Berlin, 1838: 2:67.
1838
Waagen, Gustav Friedrich. Works of Art and Artists in England. 3 vols. London, 1838: 2:253-354.
1844
Jameson, Anna Brownell Murphy. Companion to the Most Celebrated Galleries of Art in London. London, 1844: 205, no. 124.
1854
Waagen, Gustav Friedrich. Treasures of Art in Great Britain: Being an Account of the Chief Collections of Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, Illustrated Mss., etc. etc. 3 vols. London, 1854: 2:71.
1857
Thoré, Théophile E. J. (William Bürger). Trésors d'art exposés à Manchester en 1857 et provenant des collections royales, des collections publiques et des collections particulières de la Grande Bretagne. Paris, 1857: 319.
1865
Thoré, Théophile E. J. (William Bürger). Trésors d'Art en Angleterre. Paris, 1865: 319.
1879
Havard, Henry. L'Art et les artistes hollandais. 4 vols. Paris, 1879-1881: 3(1881):61-138.
1885
Widener 1885-1900, 2(1900):215, repro.
1894
Richter, Jean Paul. "Versteigerung der Adrian Hope-Sammlung in London." Repertorium für Kunstwissenschaft 17 (30 June 1894): 331-333.
1897
Roberts, William. Memorials of Christie's. 2 vols. London, 1897: 1:193.
1898
Sedelmeyer, Charles. Illustrated Catalogue of 300 Paintings by Old Masters.... Paris, 1898: no. 70, repro.
1902
Mireur, Hippolyte. Dictionnaire des ventes d'art. 7 vols. Paris, 1902-1912: 3(1911): 482.
1906
Bode, Wilhelm von. Rembrandt und Seine Zeitgenossen.... Leipzig, 1906: 58.
1907
Hofstede de Groot, Cornelis. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century.... 8 vols., translated from the German edition. London, 1907-1917: 1(1907): 498, no. 78.
1910
Breck, Joseph. "Hollandsche kunst op de Hudson-Fulton tentoonstelling te New York." Onze Kunst 17 (February 1910): 41-47.
1910
Valentiner, Wilhelm R. "Die Ausstellung holländischer Gemälde in New York." Monatshefte für Kunstwissenschaft 3 (1910): 5-12.
1913
Hofstede de Groot, Cornelis, and Wilhelm R. Valentiner. Pictures in the Collection of P.A.B. Widener at Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania: Early German, Dutch, and Flemish Schools. Philadelphia, 1913: unpaginated, repro.
1913
Rudder, Arthur de. Pieter de Hooch et son oeuvre. Brussels and Paris, 1913: 105.
1923
Paintings in the Collection of Joseph Widener at Lynnewood Hall. Intro. by Wilhelm R. Valentiner. Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1923: unpaginated, repro.
1925
Collins Baker, Charles Henry. Masters of Painting. Pieter de Hooch. London, 1925: 6.
1926
Valentiner, Wilhelm R. "Pieter de Hooch, Parts I and II." Art in America 15, no. 1 (December 1926): 45-64; 15, no. 2 (February 1927): 67-77.
1927
Brière-Misme, Clotilde. "Tableaux inédits ou peu connus de Pieter de Hooch." Parts I-III. Gazette des Beaux-Arts 69, no. 15 (1927): 361-380; no. 16, 51-79 and 258-286.
1929
Valentiner, Wilhelm R. "Pieter de Hooch: des meisters gemälde in 180 abbildungen mit einem anhang über di genremaler um Pieter de Hooch und die kunst Hendrik van der Burchs."Klassiker der Kunst in Gesamtausgaben 35, 1929: xv, repro. 59, 274 (also 1930 English ed., trans. by Alice M. Sharkey and E. Schwandt, London and New York).
1931
Paintings in the Collection of Joseph Widener at Lynnewood Hall. Intro. by Wilhelm R. Valentiner. Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1931: 82, repro.
1938
Waldmann, E. "Die Sammlung Widener." Pantheon 22 (November 1938): 341.
1939
Godwin, Blake-More. Toledo Museum of Art: Catalogue of European Paintings. Toledo, Ohio, 1939: 106.
1940
"Famous Widener Collection of Old Masters Given to the Nation." Art Digest 15 (1 November 1940): 10-11.
1942
Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 5.
1948
Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 (reprinted 1959): 63, repro.
1960
Holländische Meister aus der Staatlichen Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Karlsruhe, 1960: no. 25, repro.
1961
Reitlinger, Gerald. The Economics of Taste: The Rise and Fall of Pictures Prices, 1760-1960. 3 vols. London, 1961-1970: 1(1961):344 (also 1982 ed., 3 vols., New York).
1963
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. New York, 1963 (reprinted 1964 in French, German, and Spanish): 315, repro.
1964
Polesden Lacey. The National Trust. Plaistow, 1964: 24.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 69.
1966
Lauts, Jan. Katalog alte Meister bis 1800. Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. 2 vols. Karlsruhe, 1966: 1:152, no. 259; 2:360, repro.
1968
European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1968: 61, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 178, repro.
1976
The Toledo Museum of Art: European Paintings. Toledo, Ohio, 1976: 81.
1978
King, Marian. Adventures in Art: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1978: 52-53, pl. 29.
1979
Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr. "Perspective and Its Role in the Evolution of Dutch Realism." In Perception and Pictorial Representation. Calvin F. Nodine and Dennis F. Fisher, eds. New York, 1979: 111, fig. 7.1.
1980
Sutton, Peter C. Pieter de Hooch: Complete Edition with a Catalogue Raisonné. Oxford, 1980: 21, 26, 87, no. 40B, pl. 44.
1981
Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr. Jan Vermeer. New York, 1981: 34, fig. 34 (also 1988 2nd rev. ed., 33, fig. 34).
1982
Clark, Henry Nichols Blake. "A Fresh Look at the Art of Francis W. Edmonds: Dutch Sources and American Meanings." The American Art Journal 14 (Summer 1982): 73-94.
1984
Philadelphia 1984, 222, repro.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 291, no. 382, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 206, repro.
1986
Sutton, Peter C. A Guide to Dutch Art in America. Grand Rapids and Kampen, 1986: 311.
1990
Schneider, Cynthia P. Rembrandt's Landscapes. New Haven, 1990: 105-106, repro.
1995
Wheelock, Jr., Arthur K. Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1995: 133-136, color repro. 135.
2004
Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 188, no. 149, color repro.
2010
Powell, Amy. Painting as Blur: Landscapes in Paintings of the Dutch Interior." Oxford Art Journal 33, no. 2 (2010): 165-166, fig. 19

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