The Great Postal Route near Rejapolah
As a commission from the Dutch king, Payen painted the landscape of the Dutch East Indies. Here we see the Great Postal Route (Grote Postweg). The 1000-kilometer road between West and East Java was built in one year (1808). Governor-General Daendels earned much respect for this prestigious project, but it came at a cost: thousands of Indonesian workers died during its construction. Nothing of that is seen in this
romanticized painting.
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The Great Postal Route near Rejapolah
As a commission from the Dutch king, Payen painted the landscape of the Dutch East Indies. Here we see the Great Postal Route (Grote Postweg). The 1000-kilometer road between West and East Java was built in one year (1808). Governor-General Daendels earned much respect for this prestigious project, but it came at a cost: thousands of Indonesian workers died during its construction. Nothing of that is seen in this
romanticized painting.
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Bruikleen van het Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde
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On loan from the Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde
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description
As a commission from the Dutch ...... in this
romanticized painting.
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In opdracht van de Nederlandse ...... sche schilderij niets te zien.
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Rijksmuseum
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De Grote Postweg bij Rejapolah
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The Great Postal Route near Rejapolah
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created
1828
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1828
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extent
breedte 140 cm
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height 167 cm
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hoogte 167 cm
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width 140 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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second quarter 19th century
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tweede kwart 19e eeuw
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