Painter of house and courtyard (7)
I believe the answer is:
hogarth
'painter' is the definition.
(I know that Hogarth is a old master)
'house and courtyard' is the wordplay.
'house' becomes 'ho' (abbreviation for house).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'courtyard' becomes 'garth' (type of open space).
'ho'+'garth'='HOGARTH'
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for hogarth that I've seen before include "William --, English artist and engraver" , "He painted" , "He depicted" , "A Rake's Progress artist" , "English painter and satirist, d. 1764" .)