Carriages and Waiting Coachmen — Willem de Zwart

Willem de Zwart. Painted c. 1890 - c. 1894.

It is a rainy day on the Malieveld, a large green in The Hague. The coachmen of the carriages for hire wait for passengers near the guardhouse. Coachmen generally wore colourful outfits, which in Amsterdam earned them the nickname ‘little monkeys’. Here, the bright colours are concealed under their rain capes. De Zwart, like Breitner, painted images of modern city life, but tended to favour tranquil street scenes.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

canvas, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 43 × 31.5 cm · A. van Wezel Bequest, Amsterdam

Print: 43 × 31.5 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20027038. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.