Gesina ter Borch

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Gesina ter Borch, self-portrait

Gesina ter Borch (baptized November 15, 1633 in Zwolle ; † April 16, 1690 in Deventer ) was a Dutch painter and draftsman.

She was the daughter of Gerard ter Borch the Elder. Ä. and younger sister of Gerard ter Borch the Elder. J. She learned to draw from her father and was often a model for him and her brothers.

Gesina ter Borch mainly worked as a draftsman and only painted a few paintings. In 1667 she and her brother Gerard painted a posthumous portrait of their younger brother Moses . It is largely thanks to her that the collection of early family works, which is now in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum , has largely been preserved to this day.

Selected Works

  • Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
    • Portrait of Moses ter Borch. 1667 (together with Gerard ter Borch the Younger)

Gesina as a model

  • The letter received

  • The letter writer

  • When washing hands

  • With a gallant soldier

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personal data
SURNAME Borch, Gesina ter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH baptized November 15, 1633
PLACE OF BIRTH Zwolle
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 1690
Place of death Deventer