Staande vrouw en schetsen van een kind c. 1661 - 1669

"Staande vrouw en schetsen van een kind" (Standing Woman and Sketches of a Child) is a c. 1661-1669 drawing by Dutch Golden Age artist Gesina ter Borch. The work features a detailed sketch of a standing woman holding a platter and several rough sketches of a child in various poses surrounding the central figure. This study, now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, is a prime example of ter Borch's skill in capturing the human figure and her insightful approach to composition. The loose lines of the sketches suggest a fleeting moment of observation, perhaps taken from life, while the detail and precision of the central figure display the artist's artistic prowess.