In 2020 The Historic New Orleans Collection shared on its Facebook page this image of a painting. This oil-on-canvas painting is entitled “Mandeville/Louisiana." The scene depicts a single-story house and outbuildings situated on a bayou .
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The Historic New Orleans Collection explained that this painting, by Philippe Régis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, a French-born military commander during the Civil War, was created between 1879 and 1897. In 1875, the artist was appointed to the Federal occupation force in New Orleans, where he remained after his retirement and painted this image of cottages. The painting is signed on the back by the artist.
