At a time when Holland was experiencing a surfeit of prosperity--what Simon Schama calls its embarrassment of riches--de Hooch was apparently left out in the cold.
Holland expected to inherit a million dollars.
mnli hypothesis: Holland expected to inherit a million dollars. premise: At a time when Holland was experiencing a surfeit of prosperity--what Simon Schama calls its embarrassment of riches--de Hooch was apparently left out in the cold.