Koning en herderin in gesprek, BI-1890-1952-63, Gesina ter Borch, 2 June 1654

Identification title(s): king and shepherdess in conversation. Object type: drawing calligraphy poem watercolor object number: bi-1890-1952-63. Catalog reference: kettering 61-gs. Note: folio 63. Description: king and shepherdess in conversation while continuing the poem on the previous page (folio 62), without indicated melody. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: gesina ter borch calligrapher: gesina ter borch. Place of manufacture: zwolle. Dated: 2-jun-1654. Physical characteristics: pen in brown, brush in black and colors, some areas heightened with gold and silver. Material: paper pen (feather) ink watercolor technique: brush / calligraphy. Dimensions: sheet: h 313 mm × w 204 mm explanation the poem can be found in the haerlemsche laurier-krans from 1643 (p. 42) and in the utrecht zang-prieeltien from 1649 (i, p. 17-20). Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase feb-1887. Date: 2 June 1654.