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The Golf Player (The Ringball Player)

The Golf Player (The Ringball Player)

Artist: Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606 - 1669)

Date: 1654
Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (9.5 x 14 cm)
Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (58.1 x 42.9 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1922.49.1
Although this etching is commonly called The Golf Player, it is actually a depiction of someone playing indoor Dutch croquet. For this game, also known as beugelen, the player uses a scoop-like spade instead of a club. The game was popular in seventeenth century Holland and spread to other European nations.
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