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Gerard Ter Borch Ii Collection

Gerard ter Borch II, a Dutch painter from the 17th century, was known for his exquisite portraits and genre scenes

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Portrait of a Man aged Forty-two, 1652. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Portrait of a Man aged Forty-two, 1652. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Portrait of a Man aged Forty-two, 1652.

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Portrait of a Man reading a Document, 1675. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Portrait of a Man reading a Document, 1675. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Portrait of a Man reading a Document, 1675.

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Portrait of a Woman aged Thirty, 165(2). Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Portrait of a Woman aged Thirty, 165(2). Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Portrait of a Woman aged Thirty, 165(2).

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: A Glass of Lemonade, c1664. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

A Glass of Lemonade, c1664. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
A Glass of Lemonade, c1664. An attentive young man tenderly mixes a "restorative" glass of lemonade for the young woman

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: The Spinster, 1741-1820. Creator: Abraham Delfos

The Spinster, 1741-1820. Creator: Abraham Delfos
The Spinster, 1741-1820

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Jacob de Graeff (1642-90). In the Uniform of an Officer, 1670-1681. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Jacob de Graeff (1642-90). In the Uniform of an Officer, 1670-1681. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Jacob de Graeff (1642-90). In the Uniform of an Officer, 1670-1681

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Godard van Reede (1588-1648), Lord of Nederhorst. Delegate of the Province of Utrecht at the Peace

Godard van Reede (1588-1648), Lord of Nederhorst. Delegate of the Province of Utrecht at the Peace C Creator
Godard van Reede (1588-1648), Lord of Nederhorst. Delegate of the Province of Utrecht at the Peace Conference at Munster (1646-48), 1646-1648

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Aletta Pancras (1649-1707) Wife of François de Vicq, 1670. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Aletta Pancras (1649-1707) Wife of François de Vicq, 1670. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Aletta Pancras (1649-1707) Wife of Francois de Vicq, 1670

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: François de Vicq, Burgomaster of Amsterdam for several Terms from 1697on, 1670

François de Vicq, Burgomaster of Amsterdam for several Terms from 1697on, 1670. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Francois de Vicq, Burgomaster of Amsterdam for several Terms from 1697, 1670

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Boy Fleaing a Dog, after 1728. Creator: Unknown

Boy Fleaing a Dog, after 1728. Creator: Unknown
Boy Fleaing a Dog, after 1728. Copy after Gerard ter Borch II

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: The Ratification of the Treaty of Münster, 1648. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

The Ratification of the Treaty of Münster, 1648. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
The Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch, 1667-1669. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch, 1667-1669. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch, 1667-1669

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Woman at a Mirror, c.1652. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Woman at a Mirror, c.1652. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Woman at a Mirror, c.1652

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Seated Girl in Peasant Costume, c.1650-c.1660. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Seated Girl in Peasant Costume, c.1650-c.1660. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Seated Girl in Peasant Costume, c.1650-c.1660. Other Title(s): Probably Gesina (1631-1690), the Painters Half-Sister

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Helena van der Schalcke, c.1648. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Helena van der Schalcke, c.1648. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Helena van der Schalcke, c.1648. Alternative title: Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke (1646-1671). Daughter of Gerard van der Schalcke and Johanna Bardoel, and future wife of Nicolaes Eichelberg

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Johanna Bardoel (d after 1667). Wife of Gerard van der Schalcke, 1644. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Johanna Bardoel (d after 1667). Wife of Gerard van der Schalcke, 1644. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Johanna Bardoel (d after 1667). Wife of Gerard van der Schalcke, 1644

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Gerard Abrahamsz van der Schalcke (1609-67). Haarlem Cloth Merchant, 1644

Gerard Abrahamsz van der Schalcke (1609-67). Haarlem Cloth Merchant, 1644. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Gerard Abrahamsz van der Schalcke (1609-67). Haarlem Cloth Merchant, 1644

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Skaters near Zwolle, c.1610-1640. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Skaters near Zwolle, c.1610-1640. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Skaters near Zwolle, c.1610-1640

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Standing woman in the dress of Münster, 1645. Creator: Anna ter Borch

Standing woman in the dress of Münster, 1645. Creator: Anna ter Borch
Standing woman in the dress of Munster, 1645. Possibly after Gerard ter Borch

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Ratification of the Peace of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic in the Town...15 May

Ratification of the Peace of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic in the Town...15 May 1648. Creator: Unknown
Ratification of the Peace of Munster between Spain and the Dutch Republic in the Town Hall of Munster, 15 May 1648, 1648-1670

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Gallant Conversation, Known as The Paternal Admonition, c.1654. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Gallant Conversation, Known as The Paternal Admonition, c.1654. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Gallant Conversation, Known as The Paternal Admonition, c.1654. A man of the world, a soldier perhaps, is looking admiringly at the young woman in the splendid satin dress

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Portrait of a Woman, 1640-1681. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Portrait of a Woman, 1640-1681. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Portrait of a Woman, 1640-1681

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Portrait of a Man, 1640-1681. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Portrait of a Man, 1640-1681. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Portrait of a Man, 1640-1681

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: The Charlatan (recto), and Two Standing Figures (verso), n.d. Creators: Gerard Terborch II, Unknown

The Charlatan (recto), and Two Standing Figures (verso), n.d. Creators: Gerard Terborch II, Unknown
The Charlatan (recto), and Two Standing Figures (verso), n.d

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Group of Four Men in Togas, n.d. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Group of Four Men in Togas, n.d. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Group of Four Men in Togas, n.d

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke, c1648. Artist: Gerard Terborch II

Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke, c1648. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke, c1648. From The Dutch Genius by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London, 1911]

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: The Music Lesson, c. 1670. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

The Music Lesson, c. 1670. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
The Music Lesson, c. 1670

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Girl in a Plumed Hat. Creator: Hendrick Bary

Girl in a Plumed Hat. Creator: Hendrick Bary
Girl in a Plumed Hat. Me licet haud vincat cytherea senecta colores quam cito me febres et libitina rapit

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Cavalier and Lady with a Page, 1779, published 1781. Creator: Cornelis Brouwer

Cavalier and Lady with a Page, 1779, published 1781. Creator: Cornelis Brouwer
Cavalier and Lady with a Page, 1779, published 1781

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Maria van Suchtelen, c. 1666. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Maria van Suchtelen, c. 1666. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Maria van Suchtelen, c. 1666

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Gerhard van Suchtelen, c. 1666. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Gerhard van Suchtelen, c. 1666. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Gerhard van Suchtelen, c. 1666

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: The Suitors Visit, c. 1658. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

The Suitors Visit, c. 1658. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
The Suitors Visit, c. 1658

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: The Music Lesson, c. 1670. Creator: Anon

The Music Lesson, c. 1670. Creator: Anon
The Music Lesson, c. 1670

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650-51. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650-51. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650-51

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Portrait of a Seated Man, late 1650s or early 1660s. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Portrait of a Seated Man, late 1650s or early 1660s. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Portrait of a Seated Man, late 1650s or early 1660s

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Burgomaster Jan van Duren (1613-1687), ca. 1666-67. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Burgomaster Jan van Duren (1613-1687), ca. 1666-67. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Burgomaster Jan van Duren (1613-1687), ca. 1666-67

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Margaretha van Haexbergen (1614-1676), ca. 1666-67. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

Margaretha van Haexbergen (1614-1676), ca. 1666-67. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
Margaretha van Haexbergen (1614-1676), ca. 1666-67

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, ca. 1658. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, ca. 1658. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, ca. 1658

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: The Van Moerkerken Family, ca. 1653-54. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

The Van Moerkerken Family, ca. 1653-54. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
The Van Moerkerken Family, ca. 1653-54

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Seated woman with playing cards, 1669, (1943). Creator: Pupil of Gerard ter Borch II

Seated woman with playing cards, 1669, (1943). Creator: Pupil of Gerard ter Borch II
Seated woman with playing cards, 1669, (1943). Drawing in the Albertina Museum, Vienna. From " Europaische Handzeichnungen", (Five Hundred Years of European Drawings)

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: The concert, 1655. Artists: Otto Limited, Gerard Terborch II

The concert, 1655. Artists: Otto Limited, Gerard Terborch II
The concert, 1655. Painting held in the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. From The Connoisseur Volume 104. [Otto Limited, London, 1939]

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Portrait of a Young Man, c1663. Artist: Gerard Terborch II

Portrait of a Young Man, c1663. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
Portrait of a Young Man, c1663. Painting held in The National Gallery, London. From A History of Painting, Volume V by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, 1911]

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Woman Writing a Letter, c1655, (1938). Artist: Gerard Terborch II

Woman Writing a Letter, c1655, (1938). Artist: Gerard Terborch II
Woman Writing a Letter, c1655. Painting housed in the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, Hague. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: A Glass of Lemonade, 1660s. Artist: Gerard Terborch II

A Glass of Lemonade, 1660s. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
A Glass of Lemonade, 1660s. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: The Swearing of the Oath of Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648. Artist: Gerard Terborch II

The Swearing of the Oath of Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
The Swearing of the Oath of Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Paternal Admonition, 1654-1655. Artist: Gerard Terborch II

Paternal Admonition, 1654-1655. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
Paternal Admonition, 1654-1655. From a private collection

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. Artist: Gerard Terborch II

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Background imageGerard Ter Borch Ii Collection: Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 15 May 1648 (Conclusion of the Peace Negotiations

Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 15 May 1648 (Conclusion of the Peace Negotiations between Spain and the United Netherlands in Munster Town Hall), copy after Gerard ter Borch (II), 1648 - 1670




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Gerard ter Borch II, a Dutch painter from the 17th century, was known for his exquisite portraits and genre scenes. His attention to detail and ability to capture human emotions made him one of the most celebrated artists of his time. In "Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke, " painted around 1648, Terborch showcases his talent in capturing the essence of an individual. The delicate brushstrokes bring out Helena's beauty and elegance, while her gaze reveals a sense of mystery. "The Music Lesson, " created in approximately 1670, is another masterpiece by Terborch. This painting depicts a private music lesson between a young woman and her teacher. The artist's meticulous rendering of fabrics and textures adds depth to the composition, making it feel almost tangible. In "Girl in a Plumed Hat" by Hendrick Bary, we see Terborch's influence on other artists. Bary emulates Terborch's style with great precision, showcasing the same attention to detail and mastery over light and shadow. One cannot discuss Gerard ter Borch II without mentioning "Cavalier and Lady with a Page. " Created by Cornelis Brouwer in 1779 but published later in 1781, this painting pays homage to Terborch's iconic compositions featuring elegantly dressed figures engaged in conversation or leisurely activities. Moving away from portraiture, Bernhard Schreuder captures everyday life in "Hog Slaughterers. " Published in 1787 but painted earlier in 1778, this scene portrays workers engaged in their laborious task with remarkable realism—a departure from Terborch's refined subjects but still reminiscent of his commitment to authenticity. Returning to portraits again are "Maria van Suchtelen" and "Gerhard van Suchtelen, " both executed around 1666 by Gerard ter Borch II himself. These paintings showcase his ability not only as an observer but also as a storyteller, capturing the personalities and characteristics of his subjects.