Officier die afscheid neemt van een dame, BI-1890-1952-55, Gesina ter Borch, circa 1654

Identification title(s): officer saying goodbye to a lady. Object type: drawing calligraphy poem watercolor object number: bi-1890-1952-55. Catalog reference: kettering 61-gs. Note: folio 55. Description: officer saying goodbye to a lady next to a poem in the form of a military variant on the normally amorous complaint, without a specified melody. The poem takes the form of a farewell song in the old tradition of medieval farewell songs. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: gesina ter borch calligrapher: gesina ter borch. Place of manufacture: zwolle. Dating: ca. 1654. Physical characteristics: pen in brown, brush in black and colours, some pieces enhanced with gold and silver. 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: circa 1654.