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Mauritshuis
The messenger

The messenger, Gerard ter Borch, 1653

The messenger

1653 · Painting · 66.9 × 59.3 cm

Particulars

1653 · aged 36

16171681

Accession number: 176

Meanwhile, in the life of Gerard ter Borch

14 February 1654
Marries and settles in Deventer
He marries Gertruid Matthijsen and settles in Deventer; in the 1650s he concentrates on genre painting, showing people in ordinary everyday surroundings and sometimes in mysterious or amorous relationships.
1655
Granted citizenship of Deventer
In 1655, a year after settling there, he is granted citizenship of Deventer.
not after 1655
Caspar Netscher becomes his pupil
Caspar Netscher studies under ter Borch in 1655 at the latest. Together with his master he makes nine of the ten portraits of the Craeyvanger family.

More by Gerard ter Borch

From the collection of Mauritshuis

Gerard ter Borch, portrait

Gerard ter BorchDutch, 1617–1681

May one see it?

Unknown

The Hague, Netherlands

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since: Sep 29, 2026
Source: The museum

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In the catalog

Paintings Dutch painting Baroque 17th century

Sources

Wikidata
Image: Mauritshuis — Gerard ter Borch · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Vrouw in boerenkostuum, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1648 - c. 1650

Vrouw in boerenkostuum

c. 1648 - c. 1650 · Rijksmuseum

Helena van der Schalcke, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1648

Helena van der Schalcke

c. 1648 · Rijksmuseum

Galante conversatie, bekend als ‘De vaderlijke vermaning’, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1654 - c. 1655

The Gallant Conversation, known as Paternal Admonition

c. 1654 - c. 1655 · Rijksmuseum

Burgomaster Jan van Duren (1613–1687), Gerard ter Borch the Younger, ca. 1666–67

Burgomaster Jan van Duren (1613–1687)

ca. 1666–67 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Margaretha van Haexbergen (1614–1676), Gerard ter Borch the Younger, ca. 1666–67

Margaretha van Haexbergen (1614–1676)

ca. 1666–67 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Het sluiten van de Vrede van Munster, Gerard ter Borch, 1648

Het sluiten van de Vrede van Munster

1648 · Rijksmuseum

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, Gerard ter Borch the Younger, ca. 1650–51

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid

ca. 1650–51 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

La Leçon de lecture, Borch, Gerard ter, 2e quart du XVIIe siècle (vers 1652)

La Leçon de lecture

second quarter of the 17th century (c. 1652) · Musée du Louvre

Portrait of a Nobleman, possibly Adriaan van der Borcht, Anthony van Dyck, 1634 - c. 1635

Anthony van Dyck

Portrait of a Nobleman, possibly Adriaan van der Borcht, 1634 - c. 1635

Self-portrait, Rembrandt, 1669

Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-portrait, 1669

Portrait of an old man, Rembrandt, 1667

Rembrandt van Rijn

Portrait of an old man, 1667

Homer, Rembrandt, 1663

Rembrandt van Rijn

Homer, 1663

Two African men, Rembrandt, 1661

Rembrandt van Rijn

Two African men, 1661

Saul and David, Rembrandt, 1650

Rembrandt van Rijn

Saul and David, 1650

Portrait of an older man, Rembrandt, 1650

Rembrandt van Rijn

Portrait of an older man, 1650

Susanna, Rembrandt, 1636

Rembrandt van Rijn

Susanna, 1636