Gesina ter Borch

Selected Works

A light-skinned woman with curly reddish-blonde hair, red lips, and a large pearl earring stands in front of a blue drape and looks directly at the viewer. She wears a black dress with a high white lace neck and puffy sleeves, and in one hand she holds a folding fan. Below the image are nine lines of handwritten text, which are not in English.

Self-Portrait

1661
Gesina ter Borch, Self-Portrait, 1661. Watercolor, 36 x 24.3 cm. Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum

A young person with light skin, wavy blonde hair past their shoulders, and an outfit of bright yellow trimmed in bright blue stands at the center of an outdoor scene with a cane held loosely in one hand. On the ground nearby, a piece of metal chest armor, a helmet with a white feather, a small dog, a human skull, a large shell, and a snail are depicted. Behind the central figure, a snake with an open mouth is winding around the edge of some rocks toward the person's head.

Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch (1645-1667)

1667–69
Gesina ter Borch and Gerard ter Borch, Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch (1645-1667), 1667–69. Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 56.5 cm. Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum

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