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Gerard Ter Borch
1617-1681 Dutch Gerard Ter Borch Locations Gerard Ter Borch was born in Zwolle. His first teacher was his father, Gerard Ter Borch the Elder, who in his youth had spent some years in Rome and returned with drawings he had made as well as some he had collected in Italy. The son precociously revealed his gifts as a draftsman, as shown in his drawing of a man on horseback (1625). Ter Borch traveled widely. In 1634 he was in Haarlem, in 1635 in London, in 1640 probably in Rome. A visit to Spain is reflected in reminiscences of Diego Velazquez in the style and psychological penetration of Ter Borch s portraits. His famous portrait Helena van der Schalke as a Child (ca. 1644) calls to mind Velazquez s Infantas; the placement of the figure in palpable yet undefined space, without the indication of a floor line, is a masterful adoption of the Spanish masters invention. Between 1645 and 1648 Ter Borch was in Munster, Germany, where he went to seek portrait commissions during the meetings that ended the 80 years of war between the United Provinces and Spain. His small group portrait Swearing of the Oath of Ratification of the Treaty of Munster is a rare example in Dutch 17th-century painting of the recording of an actual historical event. It includes more than 50 recognizable portraits. The painter asked for this work the enormous price of 6, 000 guilders. Apparently no buyer was found, for the picture was in the hands of his widow after his death. From 1654 on Ter Borch lived mainly in Deventer, where he married, became a citizen, held honorary office, and died on Dec. 8, 1681. Ter Borch s early paintings were mainly scenes of military life, painted with great subtlety of color and values. Later he showed a predilection for small, dainty interior scenes, in which he revealed his delight in the sheen of satin and the grace of charming women. The elegance of his figures has tended to obscure the fact that in many cases they are shown as participants in situations of amatory commerce. The figures and costumes are painted with care and high finish that is not matched in the settings and backgrounds, which are often not well realized. The Music Lesson (ca. 1675) is a characteristic late example of Ter Borchs favorite subject matter. His most able pupil, Caspar Netscher, became a successful portraitist in the small-scale and fashionable tradition of his master.

 

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Gerard Ter Borch Soldier Offering a Young Woman Coins oil painting

Painting ID::  111

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Gerard Ter Borch
Soldier Offering a Young Woman Coins
1662-63 Musee du Louvre, Paris
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch A Violinist oil painting

Painting ID::  112

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Gerard Ter Borch
A Violinist
The Hermitage, St Petersburg
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch The Reading Lesson oil painting

Painting ID::  113

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Gerard Ter Borch
The Reading Lesson
Musee du Louvre, Paris
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch The Dispatch oil painting

Painting ID::  114

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Gerard Ter Borch
The Dispatch
1658-59 Philadelphia Museum of Art
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch Paternal Advice oil painting

Painting ID::  115

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Gerard Ter Borch
Paternal Advice
1654-55 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch Woman Drinking with a Sleeping Soldier oil painting

Painting ID::  116

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Gerard Ter Borch
Woman Drinking with a Sleeping Soldier
early 1660's
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch The Letter_a oil painting

Painting ID::  117

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Gerard Ter Borch
The Letter_a
1660 Detroit Institute of Arts
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch An Officer Making his Bow to a Lady oil painting

Painting ID::  118

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Gerard Ter Borch
An Officer Making his Bow to a Lady
1662 Polesden Lacey, Surrey
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch Curiosity oil painting

Painting ID::  120

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Gerard Ter Borch
Curiosity
1660 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch Woman Peeling Apples oil painting

Painting ID::  121

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Gerard Ter Borch
Woman Peeling Apples
1660 Art History Museum, Vienna
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch The Military Admirer (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20608

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Gerard Ter Borch
The Military Admirer (mk05)
Canvas 27 x 21 1/2''(68 x 55 cm)Collection of Louis XVI acquired in 1785
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch The Reading Lesson (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20615

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Gerard Ter Borch
The Reading Lesson (mk05)
Wood 10 1/2 x 10''(27 x 25 cm)Bequest of Dr.Louis La Caze 1869
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch Portrait of the Artist oil painting

Painting ID::  26847

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Gerard Ter Borch
Portrait of the Artist
mk52 c.1668-70 Oil on canvas 61x42.5cm Mauritshuis,The Hague
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch A Violinist oil painting

Painting ID::  28494

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Gerard Ter Borch
A Violinist
mk60 Oil on panel 11 1/2x9"
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch The Galass of Lemonade oil painting

Painting ID::  28496

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Gerard Ter Borch
The Galass of Lemonade
mk60 Oil on canvas transferred 26x21"
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch Boy Catching Fleas on His Dog oil painting

Painting ID::  30590

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Gerard Ter Borch
Boy Catching Fleas on His Dog
mk68 Oil on canvas 13 3/4x10 1/2 Munich Alte Pinakothek c.1665 Netherlands
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch A Boy Caching Fleas on His Dog oil painting

Painting ID::  30940

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Gerard Ter Borch
A Boy Caching Fleas on His Dog
mk68 c.1665
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch Recreation by our Gallery oil painting

Painting ID::  32567

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Gerard Ter Borch
Recreation by our Gallery
mk79 About 1650
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch Woman peeling an apple oil painting

Painting ID::  39684

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Gerard Ter Borch
Woman peeling an apple
mk150 c.1661 Canvas on panel 36.3x30.7cm
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Ter Borch Dancing Couple oil painting

Painting ID::  40497

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Gerard Ter Borch
Dancing Couple
mk156 166 Oil on canvas 76x68cm
   
   
     

 

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Gerard Ter Borch
1617-1681 Dutch Gerard Ter Borch Locations Gerard Ter Borch was born in Zwolle. His first teacher was his father, Gerard Ter Borch the Elder, who in his youth had spent some years in Rome and returned with drawings he had made as well as some he had collected in Italy. The son precociously revealed his gifts as a draftsman, as shown in his drawing of a man on horseback (1625). Ter Borch traveled widely. In 1634 he was in Haarlem, in 1635 in London, in 1640 probably in Rome. A visit to Spain is reflected in reminiscences of Diego Velazquez in the style and psychological penetration of Ter Borch s portraits. His famous portrait Helena van der Schalke as a Child (ca. 1644) calls to mind Velazquez s Infantas; the placement of the figure in palpable yet undefined space, without the indication of a floor line, is a masterful adoption of the Spanish masters invention. Between 1645 and 1648 Ter Borch was in Munster, Germany, where he went to seek portrait commissions during the meetings that ended the 80 years of war between the United Provinces and Spain. His small group portrait Swearing of the Oath of Ratification of the Treaty of Munster is a rare example in Dutch 17th-century painting of the recording of an actual historical event. It includes more than 50 recognizable portraits. The painter asked for this work the enormous price of 6, 000 guilders. Apparently no buyer was found, for the picture was in the hands of his widow after his death. From 1654 on Ter Borch lived mainly in Deventer, where he married, became a citizen, held honorary office, and died on Dec. 8, 1681. Ter Borch s early paintings were mainly scenes of military life, painted with great subtlety of color and values. Later he showed a predilection for small, dainty interior scenes, in which he revealed his delight in the sheen of satin and the grace of charming women. The elegance of his figures has tended to obscure the fact that in many cases they are shown as participants in situations of amatory commerce. The figures and costumes are painted with care and high finish that is not matched in the settings and backgrounds, which are often not well realized. The Music Lesson (ca. 1675) is a characteristic late example of Ter Borchs favorite subject matter. His most able pupil, Caspar Netscher, became a successful portraitist in the small-scale and fashionable tradition of his master.