Talk:Man Writing a Letter

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Man Writing a Letter and Woman Reading a Letter
Man Writing a Letter and Woman Reading a Letter, two oil paintings on panel made by Dutch artist Gabriël Metsu in the 1660s. The former shows a young man sitting in front of an open window, writing a letter with a quill pen, while the latter depicts a woman reading a letter, which the work's symbolism suggests is a romantic one. These paintings are generally considered companion pieces, with the man writing the letter that the woman is reading. They have been held—and twice stolen—as a pair since at least the early 18th century, when the works were owned by collector Hendrick Sorgh of Amsterdam. They were donated to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1987.Painting: Gabriël Metsu
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Gerard ter Borch

There is no painting called Man Writing a Letter by Gerard ter Borch.--Io Herodotus (talk) 14:14, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sutton writes on pages 58 and 96 about Gerard ter Borch's An Officer Writing a Letter, which is the presumed correct title. Anyway, this conversation is better had on the Man Writing a Letter talk page. -- Reconrabbit 15:47, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A rapid search gives:
An Officer Writing a Letter, Officer writing a Letter, Officer Writing a Letter (3 different paintings)
Maybe there are others, how can we be sure which one it is?--Io Herodotus (talk) 17:58, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If they are actually different paintings - all genre painting titles from the DGA are later inventions by clerks, dealers and curators. "Correctness" is hardly to be found. Now you are doing it here, what is this dispute actually about? Johnbod (talk) 18:03, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
good question.
In this wiki, I would like to create A Woman Sealing a Letter and the pair of that painting, but I'm not sure which one it is.--Io Herodotus (talk) 19:31, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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