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The Dutch on the Ice · The Old Game
Skaters and Kolf Players before the Farms
after Esaias van de Velde, etching, c. 1610 to 1617 · etching
What it is
An etching after Esaias van de Velde, published by Johannes Pietersz. Berendrecht between 1610 and 1617.
Why it matters
Van de Velde’s winter compositions were copied and re-published within a few years, which says how well they sold.
What to notice
Look for the players among the skaters; they are the ones looking down instead of ahead.
The golfer is the one watching the ground.
Provenance
- Maker
- after Esaias van de Velde, etching, c. 1610 to 1617
- Era
- Kolf — the Ice Game (1600–1700)
- Chapter
- The Old Game
- Medium
- etching
- Made
- 1617
- Source
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (open access · RP-P-1885-A-9371) · RP-P-1885-A-9371
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
