Seated Girl in Peasant Costume
Dutch: Zittende jonge vrouw in het kostuum van een boerenmeisje
ArtistGerard ter Borch
Yearc. 1650
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions28 cm × 33 cm (11 in × 13 in)
LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Seated Girl in Peasant Costume is an oil-on-panel painting by Dutch artist Gerard ter Borch, created c. 1650. It is held in the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam.[1][2]

Description

The painting depicts a girl dressed in peasants' clothing. She can be recognized as an unmarried farmer's daughter by her braids and red hairband. She is seated in a dark room, holding a printed piece of paper in her right hand, while she appears to be thinking with a nostalgic look. She may have been reading a love letter, which would explain her thoughtful face. Ter Borch probably chose his half-sister, Gesina ter Borch, as a model for this genre piece. She was a model for many of his paintings.[3]

Provenance

The work came from the private collection of Isaac de Bruyn and Johanna Geertruida van der Leeuw. This couple bequeathed the work to the Rijksmuseum in 1961.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Seated Girl in Peasant Costume, Rijksmuseum
  2. ↑ Exhibition of Dutch Art 1450–1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 4 January-9 March 1929, OCLC 38679108, cat.nr. 232
  3. ↑ Seated Girl in Peasant Costume, Rijksmuseum
  4. ↑ Gerard ter Borch. Zwolle 1617. Deventer 1681, Mauritshuis. The Hague, 9 March-28 April 1974, cat.nr. 20 (Dutch)


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