Game of real tennis. 17th-century artwork of two men in Germany playing a game of real tennis. This racquet sport became the modern game of lawn tenni

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Game of real tennis. 17th-century artwork of two men in Germany playing a game of real tennis. This racquet sport became the modern game of lawn tennis. This is the interior of the Tubingen ballhouse (ballhaus). Artwork from 'Illustrissimi Wirtembergici Ducalis Novi Collegii' (Stuttgart, 1606-8) by Johann Christoph Neyffer. Engraving by Ludwig Ditzinger.

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Size: 5669px × 3160px
Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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