Gerard ter Borch the Elder

Gerard ter Borch (1583 in Zwolle – 1662 in Zwolle), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Portrait of Gerard ter Borch by his son Moses

According to Arnold Houbraken, who referred to him as Gerard Terburg's father, he was a good painter who had spent many years in Rome and who was the first teacher of his better known son.[1]

According to the RKD, he was the pupil of Pieter de Molijn and became the father of the painters Gerard II, Gesina, Harmen and Moses.[2] He was in Italy during the years 1604–1611.[2]

  • Study of a Donkey, 1612
    Study of a Donkey, 1612
  • Mary, Jesus and Anna, 1616
    Mary, Jesus and Anna, 1616
  • The Sacrifice of Abraham 1618–1619
    The Sacrifice of Abraham 1618–1619
  • Allegory of Summer, ca. 1626
    Allegory of Summer, ca. 1626
  • Girl reading, ca. 1630
    Girl reading, ca. 1630

References
  1. (in Dutch) Gerard ter Borch Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. Gerard ter Borch (I) in the RKD
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