Gerard ter Borch the Elder
Gerard ter Borch (1583, Zwolle – 1662, Zwolle), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken who referred to him as Gerard Terburg's father, he was a good painter who had spent many years in Rome and who was the first teacher of his more famous son.[1]
According to the RKD he was the pupil of Pieter de Molijn and became the father of the painters Gerard II, Gesina, Harmen and Moses.[2] He was in Italy during the years 1604-1611.[2]
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References
- ^ Template:Languageicon Gerard ter Borch Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ a b Gerard ter Borch (I) in the RKD