Ambroise Louis Garneray “Nouvelle Orleans” Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection, Williams Research Center, New Orleans, LA, 2016 http://hnoc.minisisinc.com/thnoc/catalog/1/36812
This engraving by Sigismond Himely (1801-1872) of a painting by Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783-1857) was created circa 1834 during the time the Martin’s were engaged in business in New Orleans as Martin, Coffin and Company. It is a view of New Orleans at Jackson Square showing St. Louis Cathedral just slightly to the left. The Martin’s conducted business in New Orleans for decades before moving there.
Garneray was a French commercial and privateering (Corsair) seaman. Early in his painting career he sketched the harbors of many French Ports that became the background for other commissioned paintings and engravings. The hills in the “Nouvelle Orleans” background are stylistic.He travelled extensively in the 1820’s and early 1830’s visiting many foreign ports including New Orleans.
