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Observations of the New Nation

Two foreign visitors capture the spirit and culture of the new nation.

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Observations of the New Nation
Watercolor drawing of a rural landscape setting of sparsely tree-lined hills above a small village of homes and businesses below, with people and horse-drawn carriages in the foreground. Dimensions: 7”x9 ¾”.
Balston Springs, New York

Anne-Marguérite-Joséphine-Henriette Rouillé de Marigny, Baroness Hyde de Neuville (artist), Balston Springs, New York, 1807. New-York Historical Society.

An 1808 watercolor and graphite drawing focused on a damaged wood and stone bridge over a river in a rural setting. A couple with a child and a spaniel dog are in the foreground. Dimensions: 7 ¼ x 12 ¾.”
Breaks Bridge, Palatine, New York

Anne-Marguérite-Joséphine-Henriette Rouillé de Marigny, Baroness Hyde de Neuville (artist), Breaks Bridge, Palatine, New York, 1808. New-York Historical Society.

An 1821 watercolor and graphite drawing of a city setting, illustrating red brick and white wooden homes and a few people along a white picket fenced street, faintly inscribed below as Washington F. Street. Dimensions: 7 ½ x 9 ¾ in.
F Street Washington, D.C.

Anne-Marguérite-Joséphine-Henriette Rouillé de Marigny, Baroness Hyde de Neuville (artist), F Street Washington, D.C., 1821. New-York Historical Society.

Watercolor and graphite portrait drawing of a young woman, inscribed below in French as “mulatto,” wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and mobcap with exposed brown hair. Dimensions: 5 ¾ x 4 ⅝ in.