Winter on the Vijverberg, The Hague
Adam van Breen, oil on panel, 1618
No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, Wrong shape: a 33% crop. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.
See pieces like it you can buyThe frozen Hofvijver at The Hague in 1618, with Prince Maurits of Orange and his retinue among the skaters and players. The old game at the top of society four centuries early: the ice was where the court went too. The palace is right there on the bank. No one has gone anywhere special to play. The best ground is usually the nearest ground.
- Maker
- Adam van Breen, oil on panel
- Date
- 1618
- Medium of the original
- Painting
- Original held by
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Rights
- Cleared for print
- Catalogue number
- PA-00024
Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.
| Size | Why |
|---|---|
| 10 x 8 in | Wrong shape: a 33% crop |
| 12 x 8 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
| 14 x 11 in | Wrong shape: a 31% crop |
| 16 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
| 18 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
| 20 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 33% crop |
| 24 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
| 24 x 18 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
| 30 x 20 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
| 30 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 33% crop |
| 36 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
| 40 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
| 48 x 36 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
| 60 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 6,152 x 3,320 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 23, lights 168 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 7.52
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