Seated Girl in Peasant Costume
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]
| Seated Girl in Peasant Costume | |
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| Dutch: Zittende jonge vrouw in het kostuum van een boerenmeisje | |
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| Artist | Gerard ter Borch |
| Year | c. 1650 |
| Medium | Oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 28 cm × 33 cm (11 in × 13 in) |
| Location | Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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
- Seated Girl in Peasant Costume, Rijksmuseum
- Exhibition of Dutch Art 1450–1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 4 January-9 March 1929, OCLC 38679108, cat.nr. 232
- Seated Girl in Peasant Costume, Rijksmuseum
- Gerard ter Borch. Zwolle 1617. Deventer 1681, Mauritshuis. The Hague, 9 March-28 April 1974, cat.nr. 20 (Dutch)