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Gérard ter Borch

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Brown wash drawing of a woman in a ladder-back chair and a child seated in an armchair making lace.

A Lady and a Child Making Lace

January 21, 1629

Sketch of a standing man seen from behind, wearing a buttoned coat, breeches and clogs, drawn in black chalk on brown paper.

A Man Standing Seen from the Back

c. 1630

Pencil sketch of three men in wide hats beside a barrel and jug under a timber roof.

Drie mannen in een legerkamp

1634

Pencil sketch of two soldiers on horseback, one raising a staff and one leaning forward on a galloping horse.

Twee soldaten te paard

1634

Pencil sketch of a rearing horse with a rider wearing a hat, drawn on pale paper with loose grey shading.

Steigerend paard met berijder

1630

Grey wash drawing of horsemen and a procession of figures crossing a hilly landscape under an empty sky.

Ruiterprocessie in een landschap

1634

Pencil drawing of a man with long curly hair and a direct gaze, on grey paper with cut corners.

Portret van een man

1645

Grey chalk drawing of a man with wavy shoulder-length hair and mustache, on blue-grey paper with cut corners.

Portret van een man

1648

Pen drawing of bare trees and an ivy-covered brick garden wall with dense shrubs beneath a pale sky.

Tuin van de Villa Madama, buiten Rome

1609

Pencil study of a woman carrying a bucket beside a man in a cape seen from behind, on cream paper.

Studieblad met een vrouw die een emmer draagt en een man in een cape

1625

Back of a pale sheet with faint pencil sketches of a standing man's torso and legs, beside a tree trunk.

Torso en benen van een staande man

1627

Studieblad van een staande urinerende man, van achteren en van opzij

1627

Pencil sketch of a flat landscape with trees, a winding path, and a small pitched-roof building on the horizon.

Landschap met een paard en wagen

1645

Pencil drawing of a man with curly hair, mustache and goatee, head turned right, on an octagonal gray sheet.

Hoofd van een heer, naar rechts

1645

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded man with long hair turned to the left, on an octagonal grey paper.

Portetbuste van een (Spaanse?) heer, naar links

1645

Back of an octagonal grey paper sheet with faint pencil sketch lines, tape remnants and a museum inventory label.

Benen van een man

1645

Chalk drawing of a bust-length man in a wide-brimmed feathered hat and lace collar on blue-grey paper.

Portetbuste van een (Spaanse?) heer met een grote hoed

1645

Schets van Moses ter Borch, in profiel naar links

1627

Studie van een lachende Moses ter Borch, in profiel naar links

1627

Pencil drawing of a sledge shaped like a winged dragon with a curved runner and a dragon head at one end.

Slede in de vorm van een gevleugelde draak

1654

Faint pencil sketch of a sled with curved runners on aged paper, with a Rijksmuseum inventory stamp below.

Slede

1654

Pencil sketch of a couple seated in a sledge, the man wearing a feathered hat and holding a whip.

Paartje op een slede

1654

Pen and ink drawing of two women in an interior with a young boy carrying a tray holding a jug.

Dame bezig met haar toilet

1659

Pencil drawing of a kneeling man before a seated woman with a fan, a cupid with bow and a deer in a landscape.

Heer knielend voor een dame

1654

Pen and ink drawing of the ruined Tour Magne tower at Nîmes with figures in the foreground and birds in the sky.

Tour Magne at Nîmes

Pen drawing of a city with domed churches, a hilltop fortress, and travelers on a curving road in the foreground.

Gezicht op Napels en Vomero

1610

Pen drawing of billowing steam clouds over rocky hills, with small figures standing on the left and right.

Gezicht op de Solfatara bij Pozzuoli, buiten Napels

1611

Pen and wash drawing of a standing woman in a long gown lifting a blue-grey veil over her head with both hands.

Venetiaanse courtisane

1660

Pen and brown wash drawing of a rider leading a line of horses across a slope, with small figures and horses behind.

Zeven paarden op een rij

1629

Brown ink drawing of a rider on horseback with a small boy beside the horse, dated 1630.

Ruiter te paard pratend met een jongetje

1630

Pencil drawing of a standing boy seen from behind, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, laced jacket and boots, with a dated inscripti

Staand jongetje, van achteren gezien

1631

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat adjusting the saddle of a horse seen from behind.

Man die het zadel van een paard verschikt

1631

Pen sketch on a narrow strip showing horses pulling sledges with figures, one dated January 1631.

Vier studies van een paard en arrenslee

1631

Pen drawing of a rearing horse harnessed to a cart, beside a man in a hat steering a sledge across snow.

Twee studies van een paard en arrenslee

1631

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted officer with a plumed hat seen from behind, riding a horse.

Officier te paard, urinerend, op de rug gezien

1631

Red chalk study on tan paper showing a young man's head and three sketched hands, with handwritten inscription dated 1632.

Studieblad met de kop van een jongeman en drie handen

1632

Pencil sketch of young men and a woman drinking, smoking and playing music around a table in a tavern interior.

Gezelschap van drinkende, rokende en musicerende jongelui rond een tafel

1632

Pen drawing with color of two commedia dell'arte figures in feathered hats facing each other, with a crowd behind them.

Guatsetto en Mestolino

1633

Pen drawing of a Roman street with brick towers, houses, a church spire and small pedestrians, dated 1609.

Gezicht op de Via Panisperna naar de Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

1609

Pen and brown wash drawing of a couple in period dress at a festivity, watched by a crowd of onlookers in hats.

Feestscène

1612

Watercolor and pen panorama of rolling grain fields with harvesters, trees and a church tower on the horizon.

Panorama van een golvend graanveld van boven gezien

1626

Pen and grey wash drawing of tall trees over a forest path with a small standing figure and birds.

Bos van de Villa Madama buiten Rome

1610

Pen and ink drawing of a Roman cityscape with rooftops, a church tower, trees and a rocky foreground, dated 1609.

Gezicht op de Pincio vanuit het zuidoosten, Rome

1609

Pen drawing of a landscape with a fortified arched bridge, distant mountains, trees and fields under a pale sky.

Landschap met de Ponte Milvio, buiten Rome

1609

Pen drawing of the broken Ponte Rotto bridge over the Tiber in Rome, with arches, scaffolding and a figure on top.

Ponte Rotto over de Tiber, Rome

1609

Pen drawing of the ruined exterior of the Colosseum in Rome, showing rows of arches and broken walls on a grassy slope.

Exterior of the ruins of the Colosseum, Rome

1609

Pen and ink drawing of the north side of the Arch of Constantine in Rome, with houses beside it, dated 1609.

North side of the Arch of Constantine, Rome

1609

Pen and ink drawing of Roman ruins with a large brick apse, a bell tower, rooftops and trees under a pale sky.

View of the apse of the Temple of Venus and Roma and the convent of S. Maria Nova, Rome

1609

Pen and brown ink drawing of crumbling Roman brick arches and vaults with a small man in a cloak standing in the passage.

Ruins of the palace substructures of Septimius Severus, Rome

1607

Pen and brown ink drawing of ruined towers and arches in a rocky landscape with birds in the sky.

Towers among ruins

1607

Pen and brown ink drawing of ruined Roman Colosseum arches with overgrown plants and a small standing figure.

Ruins of the Colosseum, Rome, seen from within

1609

Pen and ink drawing of tall, crumbling Roman brick ruins with arches, a small seated figure, and birds in the sky.

Ruins of the Baths of Caracalla

1607

Pen and wash drawing of animals gathered in a forest around a seated harpist, including deer, a lion, and roosters.

Orpheus betovert de dieren met zijn spel

1626

Pen and ink drawing of the round church of San Stefano Rotondo in Rome with ruined walls and dense trees in the foreground.

Gezicht op de San Stefano Rotondo, Rome, vanuit het noorden

1609

Pen drawing of arched gateways, columned temple facade and small figures with a mule in an imagined classical town.

Palace of Galienus and the Temple of Tudela at Bordeaux

Small ink sketch of a horseman seen from behind on a horse, with handwritten date inscription at top.

Man te paard, van achteren gezien

1625

Brown wash drawing of Judith beheading Holofernes in a bed with curtains, a servant holding a candle nearby.

Judith en Holofernes

1627

Pen drawing of three women in wide Spanish-style skirts and a man in a plumed hat, arranged in a row.

Drie vrouwen in Spaanse kledij, en een man

1647

Two Studies of Gesina

1645

Red chalk drawing of a young boy with wavy hair, eyes lowered, wearing a pleated ruffled collar.

Boy with Downcast Eyes

1672

Pen and graphite study sheet showing a standing man in a feathered hat, a head sketch, and a horse with rider.

Studieblad met een Spaanse ruiter, een Spaanse heer en het hoofd van een jongen

1647

Pen drawing of an interior with a seated woman writing, a standing man, and two onlookers beside a column.

Interieur met een briefschrijvende vrouw, een wachtende man en twee toeschouwers

1655

Pen and ink drawing of a procession with a drummer, soldiers in plumed hats, and a garland-decorated ox at center.

Processie met een versierde os

1634

Pen and watercolour drawing of a hunter with birds in hand and a dog beside a red brick house and tree.

Jager met vogels in de hand

Pen sketch of a boy in period costume swinging a long golf club, with faint studies of other forms on the right side of the s

Boy playing golf

1610

Pencil sketch of a harnessed horse pulling an ornate sledge with figures, plus small studies of heads and people.

Paard met arrenslee en een aantal schetsen

1656

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude woman on a bed with a clothed man holding a dagger above her.

Rape of Lucretia

Staande boer, naar links

1632

Twee studies van vrouwen in Münster kostuum

1645

Pencil sketch of a town skyline with a tall church tower, rooftops, a windmill and trees across a flat field.

Gezicht op Münster vanuit het zuidoosten

1645

Pen and wash drawing of farmhouses along a village road with bare trees, a fence and a wayside cross.

Boerenwoningen en een smidse aan een landweggetje

1627

Sepia drawing of a haloed saint leaning in a stone niche beside a column, holding a staff, with a knotted cloak.

De Heilige Rochus

1611

Pen and brown wash drawing of a kneeling woman surrounded by a crowd of men in a dark architectural setting.

Christus en de overspelige vrouw

1618

Pen and brown wash drawing of Lot with two daughters beside a column, jugs and a cushion, dated 1622.

Lot en zijn dochters

1622

Pen and wash drawing of a man embracing a reluctant woman seated on a ledge, with Dutch verse above.

Een gretige minnaar en onwillige geliefde

1623

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing nude male figure with one hand on his chest, looking upward.

Staande Adam

1617

Brown wash drawing of two nude women embracing in a rocky cave while a kneeling man pours wine beside fruit and bread.

Lot en zijn dochters

1620

Pen and grey wash drawing of a young girl in a lace cap reading a book with her eyes lowered.

Portrait of a Girl Reading a Book

1630

Grey wash drawing of a young girl with curled hair, a pearl necklace and lace collar, turning her head sideways.

Portrait of a Girl

1630

Staande officier, in profiel naar rechts

1626

Pen drawing of a seated woman in a ruff collar offering food to a small child in a ruff at the lower right.

Zittende vrouw die haar kind ontbijt geeft

1626

Brown ink and wash drawing of a group seated around a table, dated 1628, with figures seen from behind.

Een gezelschap aan tafel

1628

Pen and brown ink studies of a horse pulling a sledge with a man in a hat, sketched in three repeated views.

Drie studies van een slede met een paard ervoor

1631

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing muscular nude man with bowed head and drapery over one arm.

Staande Hercules

1631

Pencil drawing of three men in hats and cloaks talking in a room with a fireplace, wall plaques and a chest.

Drie mannen in een schildersatelier

1631

Pen drawing of a funeral hall with a tiered catafalque, skeletons, draped columns and mourners in cloaks and hats.

Lijkdienst voor keizer Matthias

1619

Pen and brown wash drawing of five men pulling ropes to haul a large cart beside a wooden post, by Gerard ter Borch.

Vijf mannen die een zwaar voorwerp uit een kelder trekken

1633

Pen and wash drawing of skaters on a frozen waterway with figures in period dress and church towers on the horizon.

Schaatsers buiten Zwolle

1610

Pen and wash drawing of a Haarlem street market with vendors, baskets of produce, and tall gabled buildings.

Markt in Haarlem

1634

Pencil drawing of a man with wavy shoulder-length hair, wide collar and folded hands, turned three-quarters to the left.

Portret van Robert van Voerst

1635

Grey wash drawing of a town crier addressing a crowd of men and women in a market square.

Omroeper op een marktplein

1630

Night market scene in grey wash with rows of tents, lantern-lit crowds, and a man in a wide hat in the foreground.

De Melkmarkt in Zwolle, bij avond

1635

Graphite sketch of two crouching figures seen from behind, drawn in soft pencil on pale paper.

Twee studies van een kakkende man

1635

Pen drawing of men conversing in an interior, one seated at a table beside a curtained window, others standing nearby.

Dames en heren in gesprek

1650

Moses ter Borch, tekenend

1650

Graphite portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache, drawn on an octagonal grey sheet mounted on pale paper.

Portret van een Spaanse edelman

1625