The Grote Postweg (Great Postal Road) near Rajapolah — Antoine Auguste Joseph Payen

Antoine Auguste Joseph Payen. Painted 1828.

Commissioned by the Dutch king, Payen painted the Grote Postweg, the main thoroughfare on Java. This thousand-kilometre-long road from West to East Java was built in one year (1808). Thousands of Indonesian workers died during its construction. The Grote Postweg afforded the Netherlands greater military control over Java. Ordinary Javanese citizens were not allowed to use the new route.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in 19th Century, The Netherlands overseas, Main building.

canvas, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 140 × 167 cm · On loan from the Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde

Print: 99.8 × 119 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/200549071. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.