# Nocturnal Scene: Couple Walking behind a Woman with a Lantern

- By: Gesina ter Borch (Zwolle, ca. –1690)
- Date: c. 1655
- Medium: prepared paper, ink
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 71 mm x width 98 mm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-1887-A-1329--59098b6df4661a8175015f117686d46d)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/TnpNe/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Gesina ter Borch had a penchant for night scenes. In this enchanting little piece, two lovers walk hand in hand in the dark, accompanied by a dog. Their path is lit by a woman with a lantern. Ter Borch first prepared the sheet with a layer of yellow watercolour, which accentuates the warm glow of the candlelight.