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| Keywords: J. L. Bouqueto de Woiseri, Under My Wings, Everything Prospers, Louisiana Purchase, 1803. 2.jpg New Orleans in 1803 Lower portion of painting Under My Wings Every Thing Prospers by New Orleans artist J L Bouqueto de Woiseri to celebrate his pleasure with the Louisiana Purchase and his expectation that economic prosperity would result under U S administration View of the city's looking upriver from the riverfront of the Marigny plantation not yet subdivided for urban development ; vantage point is probably about the river end of Marigny Street is now or slightly down river Seen are the Marigny sawmill canal along what is now Elysian Fields Avenue various sailing ships in the Mississippi and the riverfront buildings of what is now called the French Quarter extending up around the curve of the river Old rounded cupolas of St Louis Cathedral seen in distance Pedestrian and horse buggy traffic seen on the leveefront river road Via http //americangardenhistory blogspot com/2009/10/walks-private-public html 1803 J L Bouqueto de Woiseri PD-old-100 Under My Wings Every Thing Prospers | ||||
