Field lacrosse of the marathon. Field lacrosse Field lacrosse is a full contact outdoor men's sport played with ten players on each team. The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867. Field lacrosse is one of three major versions of lacrosse played internationally. The other versions, women's lacrosse (established in the 1890s) and box lacrosse (originated in the 1930s), are played under significantly different rules. The object of the game is to use a lacrosse stick, or crosse, to catch, carry, and pass a solid rubber ball
Still life with flowers on a marble slab to the Rijksmuseum. The most notable paintings that Lucretia Johanna had bought in that group of paintings besides this one, were Vermeer's Milkmaid and Judith Leyster's Serenade (which had been in the collection as a Frans Hals until 1893). Still life with flowers on a marble slab Still life with flowers on a marble slab is a 1716 floral painting by Rachel Ruysch. It is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This painting is signed and dated 1716, which means it was painted at the end of her time as court painter to Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine who died that