Drinking a Toast

Gerard ter Borch

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a black and white engraving of a woman in 18th-century clothing, sitting on a chair. The woman sits on the left side, wearing a dress with puffy sleeves, and a bonnet on her head. She holds a small glass up to her mouth with her right hand and a folded paper in her left hand. The woman sits on a chair with a table on the right. The table holds a jug and a candleholder with a white candle. The table has a decorative cloth on it. Behind the woman there are wooden shutters on the wall. The engraving is in a rectangular shape with a border around it, and there is a coat of arms. There are several lines of text written in French at the bottom. The text reads "LA SANTE Dedie a Madame" on the left and "PORTEE de Damery" on the right. Overall, the scene seems to depict everyday life. The image is titled "Drinking a Toast" by Gerard ter Borch.