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Ice entertainment on the Scheldt at Antwerp, 1670
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Ice entertainment on the Scheldt at Antwerp, 1670

Gaspar Bouttats · 1670 · engraving; paper

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

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Ice entertainment on the frozen Scheldt at Antwerp from 2 to 17 January 1670. With tents on the ice, skaters, sleds, tightrope walking, etc. At the top, a year poem for the year 1670 in a cartouche. With captions in three columns.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printwinter sportsAntwerpSchelde
Credit lineIJsvermaak op de Schelde bij Antwerpen, 1670. 1670. Gaspar Bouttats. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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