Gerard ter Borch (or Terburg) (December 1617 in Zwolle – December 8, 1681 in Deventer), Dutch genre painter, was born in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands.
He received an excellent education from his father, also an artist, and developed his talent very early. The inscription on a study of a head proves that Ter Borch was at Amsterdam in 1632, where he studied possibly under C Duyster or P Codde. Duyster's influence can be traced in a picture bearing the date 1638, in the lonides Bequest (Victoria and Albert Museum). In 1634 he studied under Pieter Molyn in Haarlem. A record of this Haarlem period is the Consultation (1635) at the Berlin Gallery.
Ter Borch was invited to visit Madrid, where he received employment and the honour of knighthood from Philip IV, but, in consequence of an intrigue, it is said, he was obliged to return to the Netherlands. He seems to have resided for a time in Haarlem; but he finally settled in Deventer, where he became a member of the town council, as which he appears in the portrait now in the gallery of the Hague.
A Dancing Couple Movement: Baroque Era Date: 1660 Artist: Gerard Ter Borch
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A Lady Reading a Letter Movement: Baroque Era Collection: Bridgeman Art Library, London Dimensions: 13.1 x 17.9 in (33.2 x 45.5 cm) Date: 1660 Artist: Gerard Ter Borch