Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch
1667 - 1669
- Medium
- canvas, paint
- Dimensions
- 77.5 × 58.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-117400
Moses died in 1667 during the storming of Fort Languard near Felixstowe in England. Not long thereafter Gerard and Gesina painted this picture in memory of their youngest brother. Gerard painted Moses’ portrait, Gesina the background and the objects. These allude to Moses’ heroic death and the transience of life, such as time (the pocket watch), death (the skull), eternity (ivy on the rocks) and loyalty (the dogs).
Provenance
Purchased with the support of the Rijksmuseum-Stichting
Registry history
- 1667 - 1669 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum
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