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Portrait of Moses ter Borch as a Two-Year-Old
Gesina ter Borch, in or after 1667
Moses ter Borch died in the Second Anglo-Dutch War at the age of 22. Shortly thereafter, his older sister Gesina painted a portrait of him as a two-year-old as a memento and tribute. We see him beating a drum, surrounded by toy weapons that allude to the virtues of courage and patriotism. The message seems to be that he was fearless, even as a toddler.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-5124
- Dimensionssupport: height 56.2 cm x width 45 cm x height 55 cm x width 43.8 cm x depth 1.5 cm
- Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek