# The Yellow Riders

- By: George Hendrik Breitner (Rotterdam, 1857–1923)
- Date: 1885 - 1886
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 115 cm x width 77.5 cm x depth 13.5 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-1328--ca80fe396099a6b215dcde3d9ab94e66)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/qSdGE/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The elite ‘Yellow Riders’ (a mounted artillery corps) gallops down the dunes at breakneck speed. Breitner took full advantage of their black-and-red busbies and the gold braid on their uniforms. The repetition of these colour accents reinforces the dynamism of the movement. The sand kicked up by the horses at front clouds the view of the horsemen behind. All that remains are the accents of black, yellow and red.