Huis en een paardenkoets op een weg c. 1840 - 1860

This pencil drawing of a house and horse-drawn carriage on a road was created by Charles Rochussen, who was born in 1814. Rochussen lived through a time of significant social and political change in the Netherlands. His art often captured scenes of daily life, subtly reflecting the emerging middle class and their customs. This sketch, with its delicate lines, offers a glimpse into the world of 19th-century Dutch society. The presence of the horse-drawn carriage evokes a sense of transit and perhaps hints at the changing social landscape. The house, though simply drawn, represents ideas of stability and belonging. Think about the people who might have inhabited this space, and who might have ridden in the carriage. Whose stories are told, and whose are left out of the frame?