Vrouw met twee manden fruit en een kersentak
The motto at the bottom of the sheet explains the connection between the drawing of a woman carrying fruit and Jacob Cats’ poem about chastity. After all, it is better to pick fruit yourself than to accept ‘pearsthat have already been plucked,’ alluding to promiscuity.  In this early drawing, Gesina ter Borch opted for a simple illustration to accompany the text. Years later, in her Poëzie-album (Poetry Album), she would  provide the same poem with a more complex composition.