Paartje bij de ingang van een klooster, BI-1890-1952-79, Gesina ter Borch, circa 1658

Identification title(s): couple at the entrance of a monastery. Object type: drawing poem calligraphy watercolor object number: bi-1890-1952-79. Catalog reference: kettering 61-gs. Note: folio 79. Description: couple at the entrance of a monastery with a love poem to the tune of 'onlanx disturbs my mind'. The speaker celadon formulates his amorous words in terms of the metaphor of the monastery. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: gesina ter borch calligrapher: gesina ter borch. Place of manufacture: zwolle. Date: ca. 1658. Physical features: brush in black and colors, some shadows washed with egg white. 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 1658.