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An officer dictating a letter

painting by Gerard ter Borch, Nationalmuseum Warschau
VisualArtwork painting Q22713642
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Summary

An officer dictating a letter is a painting[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Gerard ter Borch[3]
  • Owned by: Stanisław August Poniatowski[4]
  • Genre: genre art[5]
  • Depicts: military officer[6], man[7], dog[8], hat[9]
  • Made from material: oil paint[10], panel[11]
  • Collection: National Museum in Warsaw[12], Munich Central Collecting Point[13]
  • Inventory number: M.Ob.493 (158664)[14], M.Ob.493 (158664) MNW[15]
  • Location: National Museum in Warsaw[16], Munich Central Collecting Point[17]
  • Depicts Iconclass notation: 34B11[18], 31A231[19], 31A235[20], 61B(+55)[21], 48C7352[22], 45D312[23], 49L11[24]
  • Described by source: Malarstwo europejskie w zbiorach polskich, 1300-1800[25]
  • Title: Soldaat die een brief schrijft, met een bode[26], Officer writing a letter, with a messenger[27]
  • Pendant of: Officer Reading a Letter[28]
  • Height: 41 cm[29]
  • Width: 28 cm[30]
  • Copyright status: public domain[31]

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  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Jane023 · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → painting
    Described by source → Malarstwo europejskie w zbiorach polskich, 1300-1800
    Location → National Museum in Warsaw, Munich Central Collecting Point
    Owned by → Stanisław August Poniatowski
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Pendant of: Officer Reading a Letter"
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