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]