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An old fashioned painting of a snowy scene with people skating on ice. A house is visible in the background and small boats are frozen in place.
Two of the previous card standing upright, one from the front and one from the back. The front is the previously described painting. The back has a small version of the painting with its details.

Scene on Ice Christmas Card Pack

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The National Gallery of Ireland's popular Christmas card range, all of which are based on images from the Gallery's collection. This 10 pack of cards shows a detail of people ice skating in Scene on Ice by Hendrick Avercamp.

 

Printed in Ireland, each card comes with a blank envelope and contains a bilingual Christmas greeting in English and as Gaeilge:

Beannachtaí na Nollag agus na hAthbhliana

With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year


Original Painting Information

Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch, 1585-1634

Scene on the Ice (detail) c. 1620

Oil on wood panel, 20.5 x 43.8 cm

Presented, T. Humphry Ward, 1900

NGI.496

 

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