Party for New Year's Day in New Amsterdam, 1636
George Henry Boughton · 1870
Why it's great
Dutch settlers in the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan, the future New York, celebrate New Year's Day in the snow. George Henry Boughton painted this cozy imagined scene in 1870.
🏛️ Part of history
The Pilgrims & Colonial America (1607–1700) — Dutch settlers in the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan, the future New York, celebrate New Year's Day in the snow.
Where to see it
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George Henry Boughton was a painter born in Norwich, England, in 1833, who was brought up in Albany, New York, and then lived in London. He painted gentle scenes of the Pilgrims and of early America and became a member of the Royal Academy. He died in London in 1905.
