Boerenpaar, BI-1890-1952-28, Gesina ter Borch, 18 December 1653

Identification title(s): farmer couple. Object type: drawing calligraphy poem watercolor object number: bi-1890-1952-28. Catalog reference: kettering 61-gs. Note: folio 28. Description: peasant couple under a pastoral poem with a lament of love from tytir to grijsel, to the tune of waer ick me wend or times. The illustration does not match the description in the poem, the shepherds have become market goers and their sheep chickens. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: gesina ter borch calligrapher: gesina ter borch. Place of manufacture: zwolle. Dated: 18-dec-1653. Physical characteristics: pen in black, brush in black and colors. Material: paper pen (feather) ink watercolor technique: brush / calligraphy. Dimensions: top: h 313 mm × w 204 mm. Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase feb-1887. Date: 18 December 1653.