Gerard ter Borch (Dutch, 1617-1681)

DecGerard ter Borch was born in December 1617 in Zwolle, Dutch Republic.¹

In 1648, Gerard ter Borch executed his celebrated little picture of the assembled plenipotentiaries ratifying the Spanish-Dutch Treaty of Münster.¹

Gerard ter Borch was present at the historical event of the Münster conference in 1648, and created a painting depicting it.²

Gerard ter Borch attended the conference in 1648 that led to the Treaty of Münster.²

Gerard ter Borch's painting records a key moment in European political history: the confirmation of the treaty which formally granted independence to the Dutch nation from Spanish control in 1648.²

Gerard ter Borch settled in Deventer in 1654.²

DecGerard ter Borch died on December 8, 1681, at the age of 64 in Deventer, Dutch Republic.¹