ATTRIBUTED TO GERARD TER BORCH, ZWOLLE, 1617 - 1681, DEVENTER, AN EXCEPTIONAL 17TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS Titled 'The Paternal Admonition

ATTRIBUTED TO GERARD TER BORCH, ZWOLLE, 1617 - 1681, DEVENTER, AN EXCEPTIONAL 17TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS Titled 'The Paternal Admonition', signed within the edge of the opened letter on the table, re-lined, bearing old paper label verso, held in a Dutch ripple frame.

(sight 55cm x 66cm, frame 82.5cm x 93cm) N.B. Gerard Ter Borch painted several variants of this scene known also as 'Gallant Conversation', Circa 1654. The RKD archives list a near identical composition as No:24703, whilst craquelure can seldom be cited as proof of origin, the striking similarities observed suggest a near identical canvas preparation. Provenance: private collector Oxfordshire