Collection: Gerard ter Borch

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.

His formative teachers included Pieter de Molijn. Notable paintings include The messenger, The Gallant Conversation, known as Paternal Admonition, and Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke. His practice spanned genre art and genre painting.

He belongs to the Baroque movement.