Study of a Standing Youth
Moses ter Borch
17th century
Medium
Red chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 11 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. (29.9 x 19.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Jean A. Bonna Gift, 2006
Accession Number
2006.110
Tags
Men
About the Artist
Moses ter Borch · 1645–1667
Moses ter Borch (1645–1667) was a Dutch Golden Age draftsman whose brief life and tragic death during military service have made him a poignant figure in Dutch art history. Born in Zwolle in 1645 as the youngest son of Gerard ter Borch the Elder, Moses grew up in one of the Netherlands' most accomplished artistic families. His half-siblings—Gerard ter Borch the Younger (1617–1681), the celebrated ...