She was characterized as an outsider and was not well received in Danish culture, which was more concerned with the continuation of the legacy of the Danish Golden Age as expressed by C. W. Eckersberg and N.L. Høyen.
Hun blev karakteriseret som en fremmed fugl og blev ikke vel modtaget af det danske kulturliv, som var mere optaget af at videreføre arven fra den danske guldalder som udtrykt ved C.W. Eckersberg og N.L. Høyen.