Gesina ter Borch

Gesina ter Borch
Self portrait, 1661
Born	15 November 1633 Deventer, Dutch Republic
Died	16 April 1690 (aged 56) Zwolle, Dutch Republic
Nationality	Netherlands
Known for	Painting
Movement	Dutch Golden Age, Baroque

Gesina ter Borch (15 November 1633 – 16 April 1690) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose work mostly consists of watercolour paintings in albums. Most of her work captured her observations of family life and current events. Her work is simple but passionate.

Biography

Gesina ter Borch was born on 15 November 1633 in Deventer in the Dutch Republic. She was the daughter of Gerard ter Borch the Elder and the half-sister of Gerard ter Borch, who taught her to draw and paint, and who painted her and other members of the family several times. After the loss of her younger brother, Moses, to the Second English War, Gesina's work conveyed her deep sadness.^[1] She lived her whole life on the Sassenstraat in Zwolle, where she died on 16 April 1690.^[2]

Works

• 
  Domestic fight
• 
  Posthumous portrait of her younger brother Moses, painted by Gesina with help from her half-brother, Gerard, ca. 1667-1669. The painting was in memory of his promising work as an artist. Moses died after entering the Navy where he fought in the Second English Civil War on the English coast.

References

1. Gesina ter Borch in the RKD
2. Gesina ter Borch at Historici.nl

External links

• Gesina ter Borch on Artnet