Summary

A Lady Receiving a Letter
Artist	Ludolf de Jongh  (1616–1679)     Alternative names Leuff de Jongh, Leuven de Jongh, Ludolph de Jongh Description Dutch painter and drawer Date of birth/death 1616  between 27 May 1679 and 8 September 1679 date QS:P,+1679-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1319,+1679-05-27T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1679-09-08T00:00:00Z/11 Location of birth/death Overschie, today Rotterdam Hillegersberg, today Rotterdam Work location Rotterdam, Delft, Utrecht, France, Rotterdam, Hillegersberg Authority file : Q1990838 VIAF: 60712618 ISNI: 000000008245994X ULAN: 500025439 LCCN: n90707570 WGA: j/jongh WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q1990838 Manner of Pieter de Hooch  (1629–after 1684 date QS:P,+1684–00–00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1684–00–00T00:00:00Z/9 )      Alternative names Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Pieter de Hoogh, Pieter Hendricksz. de Hoogh, Pieter de Hooghe, Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooghe Description Dutch painter and drawer Date of birth/death 20 December 1629 (baptised) after 24 March 1684 date QS:P,+1684-03-24T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1684-03-24T00:00:00Z/11 Location of birth/death Rotterdam Amsterdam Work period 1652-1679 Work location Haarlem, Rotterdam, Delft (1652-1657), Amsterdam (1660), The Hague (1664), Amsterdam (1667-1679) Authority file : Q314889 VIAF: 100213381 ISNI: 0000000118278834 ULAN: 500020229 LCCN: n80139466 NLA: 36118383 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q4233718,P1777,Q314889
Title	A Lady receiving a Letter  title QS:P1476,en:"A Lady receiving a Letter " label QS:Len,"A Lady receiving a Letter "
Object type	painting
Genre	genre art
Date	circa 1658 date QS:P571,+1658-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	height: 58.4 cm (22.9 in) ; width: 72.4 cm (28.5 in)  dimensions QS:P2048,+58.4U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,+72.4U174728
Collection	National Trust    Native name National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty Location England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Historically, the trust tended to focus on English country houses, which still make up the largest part of its holdings, but it also protects historic landscapes such as in the Lake District, historic urban properties, and nature reserves. Established 12 January 1895  Website https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Authority file : Q333515 VIAF: 152285425 ISNI: 0000000123537415 ULAN: 500205356 LCCN: n80085261 Open Library: OL2797666A WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q333515 Ascott House    Parent institution National Trust  Location Wing , United Kingdom Coordinates 51° 53′ 43.62″ N, 0° 42′ 22.23″ W   Website www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ascott  Authority file : Q4804060 Historic England: 1291467 institution QS:P195,Q4804060
Accession number	1535116 (National Trust)  1535116 (Ascott House)
Object history	gift, with the house and grounds, from Anthony de Rothschild to the National Trust, 1949
References	Pieter de Hooch catalog raisonné, 1908, 230  Peter de Hoogh catalogue raisonné, 1833, 32 https://www.wga.hu/html/j/jongh/letter.html  National Trust Collections ID: 1535116  Art UK artwork ID: a-lady-receiving-a-letter-216756
Source/Photographer	https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/a-lady-receiving-a-letter-216756

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Original upload log

• 2007-01-24 04:05 Herostratus 185×150×8 (11792 bytes) Reverted to earlier revision
• 2007-01-16 06:32 TechTrav 641×1704×8 (401311 bytes) Guthrie Daily Leader - Letter to the Editor. Letter in which it is alleged that Jason Murphey signed another's name with out their permission.
• 2005-05-13 09:12 Giano 185×150×8 (11792 bytes) "Lady receiving a letter" by de Jongh {{PD-art}}