Antique chromolithograph of washerwomen by a river at a Kampong around Buitenzorg, nowadays Bogor. The ladies are carrying baskets of clothes to the banks of a river to wash them. An orange-clad woman standing in the water can be seen wringing clothes, while a woman kneels on the banks. Up the path, a woman carries laundry and walks with a child. To the left, a couple of native houses can be seen.

Published in Leiden, the Netherlands, after a water drawing by J.C. Rappard,

Jhr. Josias Cornelis Rappard (1824-1898) was a colonel in the KNIL and a painter. During his posting in the Netherlands Indies 1842-1872, he painted and drew pictures of life and scenes in the Indies that were later, back in Leiden, The Netherlands, would be made into chromolithographs. The Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam holds a large number of these prints and collectors all over the world appreciate Rappard's classic watercolours.

Chromolithography was a popular method for colour printing in the 19th century because of its lower cost and relative ease to mass-produce. The process involves the use of stones and a chemical process to fasten images to the paper. High-end chromolithographs are hand-finished by an artist after the process to ensure the best possible fidelity in each copy.