Rijksmuseum

Vrouw in boerenkostuum

Date

c. 1650 - c. 1660

Medium

panel, oil paint (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

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.

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