The Love Letter

Jacob Ochtervelt

early 1670s · Oil on canvas · European Paintings

The Love Letter — Jacob Ochtervelt

Ochtervelt was a co-pupil of Pieter de Hooch under Nicolaas Bercham in Haarlem. He worked in his native Rotterdam from about 1655 to 1674, and then moved to Amsterdam. This typical scene of elegant domestic life was painted around 1670, when Ochtervelt was strongly influenced by Gerard ter Borch.

Artist
Jacob Ochtervelt
Date
early 1670s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Department
European Paintings
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mendelsohn, 1980

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