Caption

Reading a letter, Borch, Gerard ter, II 1617-1681 painter workshop, interiors, genre scenes, Dutch painting, genre painting, 17th century, painting, height 72 cm, width 64 cm, A framed painting showing a dimly lit interior scene with a group of people gathered; a woman stands to the right wearing a long shiny gown in shades of gold and cream, her hair pulled back and a small dark detail near her head, while three seated or leaning figures to the left wear dark clothing with touches of white and warm brown, one figure wearing a dark hat and another with a fur-trimmed dark coat seated in a chair with a dark frame and light trim. The background and room are rendered in deep brown and muted black tones, and there is a small rounded jug or vessel on a surface to the left in earthy brown. The painting is surrounded by a wide dark frame with black and gold accents.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_172

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.4Mb (2.0Mb) / 16.6in x 18.8in / 4975 x 5647 (300dpi)

Keywords

Reading letter Borch Gerard ter II 1617-1681 painter workshop interiors genre scenes Dutch painting genre painting 17th century painting height 72 cm width 64 cm framed showing dimly lit interior scene group people gathered woman stands right wearing long shiny gown shades gold cream hair pulled back small dark detail near head three seated leaning figures left wear dark clothing touches white warm brown figure wearing dark hat another fur-trimmed dark coat seated chair dark frame light trim background room rendered deep brown muted black tones small rounded jug vessel surface left earthy brown surrounded wide dark frame black gold accents.