Artwork details · 2026-04-19

Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke

by Gerard Ter Borch · 1648

Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke by Gerard Ter Borch

Artist

Gerard ter Borch, also known as Gerard Terburg, was a Dutch Golden Age painter mainly of genre subjects. He influenced his fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu, Gerrit Dou, Eglon van der Neer and Johannes Vermeer. According to Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., Ter Borch "established a new framework for subject matter, taking people into the sanctum of the home", showing the figures' uncertainties and expertly hinting at their inner lives. His influence as a painter, however, was later surpassed by Vermeer.

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Artwork

Portrait of Helen van der Schalcke or Helena van der Schalcke as a Child is an oil-on-panel painting by Dutch artist Gerard ter Borch, created c. 1648. The painting is held at the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam.

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Quick facts

Artist
Gerard Ter Borch
Year
1648
Movement
Baroque
Country
Netherlands
Location
Rijksmuseum