Real tennis Real tennis Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of tennis (originally called "lawn tennis") is derived. It is also known as court tennis in the United States, formerly royal tennis in England and Australia, and courte-paume in France (a reference to the older, racquetless game of "jeu de paume", the ancestor of modern handball and racquet games; many French real tennis courts are at "jeu de paume" clubs). The term "real" was first used by journalists in the early 20th century as
Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume O'Toole's character General Tanz, visits the museum and is transfixed by a self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh, referenced as "Vincent In Flames". In Sara Houghteling's novel, "Pictures at an Exhibition (2009), the character of Rose Clément is based on Rose Valland. The novel "Portrait of a Woman in White", by Susan Winkler, about Nazi art looting in France, includes scenes in the Jeu de Paume with Hermann Göring and Rose Valland. Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume The Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume is an arts centre for modern and postmodern photography and media. It is located in the