Van Duren was mayor of the Dutch town of Deventer, where ter Borch lived. Painted as a pair with his wife's portrait, which is also in our collection, the two were meant to hang side by side, facing each other.
Shop / Burgomaster Jan van Duren
Burgomaster Jan van Duren
Gerard ter Borch · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gerard ter Borch the Younger, ca. 1666–67. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (public domain).