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A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650–51
Gerard ter Borch (Dutch, 1617–1681)
Oil on wood; 18 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (47.6 x 34.6 cm)
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.10)

This panel of about 1650–51 is the earliest known picture by ter Borch to set full-length figures in a domestic interior. His sister Gesina served as model for the mistress of the house, whose vanity (underscored by the mirror) contrasts with the alertness of the maid.

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    A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650–51
    Gerard ter Borch (Dutch, 1617–1681)
    Oil on wood; 18 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (47.6 x 34.6 cm)
    Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.10)