By the mid-1600s, the intimate lives of the middle class joined the raucous lives of the poor as subjects for painting. Here, an attentive young man tenderly mixes a "restorative" glass of lemonade for the young woman, presumably to convey his own feelings to the "love-sick" young woman under the watchful eyes of a chaperon. Ter borch was a talented portraitist as well as painter of interiors with figures in satins and other rich fabrics (although the effect is diminished here by an over cleaning of the surface decades ago). The models for the young people were the artist's half sister and brother, gersina and moses, who were also painters. A first version of this composition was painted around 1663. With the assistance of his workshop, ter borch then made additional versions with small variations. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: between 1666 and 1668 Baroque (late 16th century–1750s). Place of creation: Netherlands. Dimensions: height: 73.7 cm (29 in) ; width: 61.6 cm (24.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Gerard Terborch II and Workshop - A Glass Of Lemonade - Walters 37341 (2)
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