Antique Print Showing an Ice Skating Scene to Illustrate Psalm 147, in Year 1731

Antique print titled 'Les Patineurs'. Old print of an ice skating scene. Engraved by G. Greux after Van Goyen. This print originates from 'Gazette des Beaux-Arts'. Artists and En...

Antique print titled 'Deventer, door den Overste William Stanlei, verraaden aan de Spaanschen, in 't jaar 1587'. Original antique print of the betrayal of William Stanley in surrendering Deventer to the Spanish army...

Dutch Golf Engraving By J. Aliamet, Les Amusements De L'Hiver. Rare 18th century Dutch golf engraving by J. Aliamet depicting Dutchman playing the early form of golf on the ice near Haarlem in 1668. The engraving is taken from Adriaen van de Velde original oil painting but is printed in reverse, the Kolf engraving is entitled 'Les Amusemens De L'Hiver' (Winter Fun). A print of this engraving was published in Darwins 1920 book, A Golfers Gallery of Old Masters. The scene shows a group of four Dutch gentlemen in the foreground playing kolf, the forerunner of golf. The main player can be seen taking aim to hit the post which is next to the man standing over his right shoulder. They are eagerly watched by a young lad who has his hands in his pockets to keep warm with a Kolf club under his arms, looking as if longing to join in. Two ladies are being pushed and pulled in a wooden sledge...

Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724 Text on verso The measurement given is the paper size.