Het Berigt, Gerard ter Borch, between 1828 and 1833

The messenger or the unwelcome call; inside a barrack with an officer holding a letter while seated on a chair at centre, a young woman seated on the floor next to him and leaning on his lap, a trumpeter standing in front of the officer at left awaiting orders; after gerard ter borch; illustration to johannes immerzeel's 'het koninklijk museum van 's gravenhage, op steen gebragt' (amsterdam: 1828-1833). C. 1828 lithograph on chine collé. Date: between 1828 and 1833. Dimensions: Height: 262 mm (image); Width: 237 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Het Berigt (BM 1857,0613.612)