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The Dutch on the Ice · The Old Game
Formal Garden with Kolf Players
after Hans Vredeman de Vries, engraving, c. 1587 · engraving
What it is
An engraving after Hans Vredeman de Vries from his book of garden designs, c. 1587: a walled parterre laid out as a maze.
Why it matters
Vredeman drew ideal gardens for the rich, and he put kolf in them as one of the things a good garden is for.
What to notice
The players are tiny, at the top of the garden near the house; the maze is the main event.
Design the ground first and the game will find it.
Provenance
- Maker
- after Hans Vredeman de Vries, engraving, c. 1587
- Era
- Kolf — the Ice Game (1600–1700)
- Chapter
- The Old Game
- Medium
- engraving
- Made
- 1587
- Source
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (open access · RP-P-2013-1-54-17) · RP-P-2013-1-54-17
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 27x41" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
