Woman in Peasant Costume

Gerard ter Borch (II), c. 1650 - c. 1660

Ter Borch probably depicted his half-sister Gesina ter Borch here. She, too, was an artist, and frequently modelled for him. In the 17th century, her appearance, with her gathered plaits and a red hairband, would immediately identify her as an unmarried country girl. She is holding a printed sheet of paper, from which she briefly glances up.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4038
Dimensionsheight 28 cm x width 23 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on panel

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Identification

Title(s)
- Woman in Peasant Costume
- Seated Girl in Peasant Costume. Probably Gesina (1631-1690), the Painters Half-Sister (former title)
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4038
Description
Ter Borch schilderde waarschijnlijk zijn halfzus Gesina ter Borch (1631-1690), die eveneens kunstenaar was. Zij zat wel vaker model voor hem. In de 17de eeuw zou men haar onmiddellijk herkennen als ongetrouwde boerendochter vanwege haar opgestoken vlechten en rode haarband. In haar hand houdt ze een bedrukt blad papier, waar ze even van opkijkt.

Creation

Creation
painter: Gerard ter Borch (II)
Dating
c. 1650 - c. 1660
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on panel
Dimensions
height 28 cm x width 23 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland
Acquisition
bequest 1961
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- M.G.A. Schipper-van Lottum, Een maijmantgen met een naijcussen, Antiek X (1975), p. 137
- Cat.tent. Meisterwerke Hollänische Malerei des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts, Bazel 1945, nr. 98
- H. van Hall, Amsterdam 1963, p. 36, cat.nr. 227:5