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Twelve Dutch Games, ca. 1750
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Twelve Dutch Games, ca. 1750

Jan Caspar Philips · 1740 - 1760 · etching; paper

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

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Sheet with twelve cut-out prints with corresponding numbers, titles, and four-line verses pasted on it. Each depiction shows a specific game for children and adults, ca. 1750. No. 1. Singing with the star; No. 2. Blind man's bluff; No. 3. Dancing; No. 4. Castle; No. 5. Jumping rope; No. 6. Swings; No. 7. Bowling; No. 8. Rocket track [= a type of badminton]; No. 9. Skittles; No. 10. Card game; No. 11. Draughts; No. 12. Hand slap.

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Credit lineTwaalf Hollandse spelen, ca. 1750. 1740 - 1760. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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