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Two skaters on the ice
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Two skaters on the ice. A man is lacing the skates of one of the women. She still has her shoe in her hand. The shoulders of the women are covered with fur. Both wear a cap and cover their faces against the cold with a velvet or satin mask, also known as a loup or cachenez. In the background skaters and a sleigh. Bottom right numbered: 12. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Zeden en Gewoonten in Engeren Zin, De Kleeding, Kleederdrachten (tijdvakken), Lodewijk XIV (1650 – 1720). The allonge period).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTwee schaatssters op het ijs. 1662 - 1702. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.