# Ice skaters on the Amstel in Amsterdam

**Hans Bol** (Netherlandish, 1534–1593)  
1589  
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink  
Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 7/16 in. (15 × 21.5 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2024.340. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/910730).

## About this work

Hans Bol drew this in 1589, aged 55. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Pen and ink.** Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.

### [Hans Bol](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/hans-bol)

Netherlandish, 1534–1593; born in Mechelen; died in Amsterdam

## Facts

- Type: Drawings
- The artist was 55
- Real size: about 6 × 8½ in (15 × 22 cm). The original is small: even the 8 × 10 in print shows it larger than life.
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: Skating
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1299.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1299/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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