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| A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid |
Artist:Gerard ter Borch the Younger (Dutch, Zwolle 1617–1681 Deventer)
Date:ca. 1650–51
Medium:Oil on wood
Dimensions:18 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (47.6 x 34.6 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:17.190.10
This small panel is the earliest known picture by Ter Borch to set full-length figures in a domestic interior. His sister Gesina served as a model for the young lady of the house, whose self-absorption contrasts with the alertness of the maid.
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