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| Keywords: Workshop of Gerard Terborch II - A Glass Of Lemonade - Walters 37341.jpg 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 between 1666 1668 Baroque Oil on canvas cm 73 7 61 6 accession number 37 341 26676 Charles T Yerkes date and mode of acquisition unknown Charles T Yerkes Sale American Art Association New York 1910 no 134 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters 1910 place of origin Netherlands Walters Art Museum license 2D Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review The Glass of Lemonade by Gerard ter Borch II | ||||
