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Dutch Skaters in the 17th Century.
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Dutch Skaters in the 17th Century.

Jean Charles Pardinel · 1841 - 1856 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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From left to right: Golfer in sports attire with skates on the ice. Left hand in a muff and right hand resting on a golf stick. Skating woman to the left, dressed in a gown with wide sleeves and skirt. Accessories: cloth around her head, half mask, hands in a muff, skates. At the water's edge a woman has her skates tied by a man with a hat. She wears a gown with a pointed bodice, wide sleeves and skirt. Accessories: cloth around her head, half mask, left hand in a muff, skates. The left and right figures are copies of prints by Romeyn de Hooghe from the series Figures à la mode. The print is part of the first volume of the publication Histoire de tous les peuples, Paris, 1841-1856.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePatineurs Hollandais au 17e siecle.. 1841 - 1856. Jean Charles Pardinel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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