Herderin, BI-1890-1952-5, Gesina ter Borch, circa 1652

Identification title(s): shepherdess. Object type: drawing calligraphy poem watercolor object number: bi-1890-1952-5. Catalog reference: kettering 61-gs. Note: folio 5. Description: shepherdess next to pastoral poem to the tune of lofsanck marija. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: gesina ter borch calligrapher: gesina ter borch. Place of manufacture: zwolle. Date: ca. 1652. Physical characteristics: pen in black, brush in black and colours. Material: paper pen (feather) ink watercolor technique: brush / calligraphy. Dimensions: sheet: h 313 mm × w 204 mm explanation the poem was devised by jan harmens krul for his play diana from 1623. Gesina also copied the bottom verse almost literally from the last lines spoken in krul's play alcip en amarillis (c. 1634). Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase feb-1887. Date: circa 1652.