Can you name the country and century of this painting with a greyhound?

Here are some clues:

1. It was painted by Gerard ter Borch.

2. It was painting during the Golden Age in this country.

3. It was painted after the Northern Renaissance In Europe.
   

Answer: (Dutch 17th century) Gerard ter Borch, Officer Writing a Letter,

c. 1658–59, oil on canvas.

Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.