Gerard ter Borch

The Messenger, known as 'The Unwelcome News'

176 detail signatuur en datering
176 achterzijde
176 ingelijst
176 voorzijde
176 voorzijde

Gerard ter Borch
The Messenger, known as 'The Unwelcome News'

Expuesto en Sala 15

Ter Borch became famous for his intimate scenes of people engrossed in what they are doing, often unaware of our presence. He also had an exceptional talent for depicting different materials, like the gleaming satin of the girl’s dress.

Here, we see a soldier receiving a letter from a messenger. It’s easy to imagine that the letter is a call to the front, away from the girl who leans against him so lovingly.

Detalles técnicos
176 voorzijde

Gerard ter Borch
The Messenger, known as 'The Unwelcome News'

Expuesto en Sala 15

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Información general
Artista Gerard ter Borch (Zwolle 1617 - 1681 Deventer)
Título The Messenger, known as 'The Unwelcome News'
Nombre del objeto painting
Número de inventario 176
Expuesto en Sala 15
Material y detalles técnicos
Técnica oil
Material panel
Dimensiones 66.9 x 59.3 cm
Inscripciones
Signed and dated at left, on a stone: GTB / 1653
GTB in ligature

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Possibly identical with a painting in the sale of Petronella de la Court, widow of Adam Oortmans, Amsterdam, 19 October 1707 (Lugt 207), no. 31 (‘Een Trompetter by een Krygsoverste, van Gerard ter Burg’; 92 guilders); Govert van Slingelandt, The Hague, in or before 1752-1767; his widow, Agatha Huydecoper, The Hague, 1767-1768; Van Slingelandt sale, The Hague, 18 May 1768 (Lugt 1683), no. 31; the entire collection van Slingelandt sold to Prince William V; Prince William V, The Hague, 1768-1795; confiscated by the French, transferred to the Muséum Central des Arts/Musée Napoléon (Musée du Louvre), Paris, 1795-1815; Royal Picture Gallery, housed in the Prince William V Gallery, The Hague, 1816; transferred to the Mauritshuis, 1822