Curiosity, Gerard ter Borch the Younger, ca. 1660–62

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Curiosity, ca. 1660–62, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Gerard ter Borch the Younger (Dutch, Zwolle 1617–1681 Deventer), Eloquent letter writing—in Dutch and French—flourished in the Netherlands during the prosperous decades of the 1650s and 1660s. In this celebrated picture, the young woman to the left, wearing one of the Ter Borch’s spectacular satin skirts, has received a letter from an admirer

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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