Martha Washington, Athenaum portrait

Portraits

Gilbert Stuart

1796-00-00

eng

Miniature Portrait, Martha Washington

Portraits

This watercolor miniature of Martha Washington was executed by James Peale near the end of Martha’s time as First Lady. She is portrayed at sixty-five, and her lively expression gives the portrait a lifelike characteristic. The reverse side of the portrait’s gold mounting contains a lock of Martha’s hair (image courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association).

James Peale

1796

portrait miniature, watercolor on ivory

eng

W-624

Miniature portrait, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, by Charles Willson Peale (watercolor on ivory, 1772)

Portraits

This miniature portrait, painted in 1772 by Charles Willson Peale, is the earliest depiction of Martha after her marriage to George Washington and is a rare depiction painted before Washington’s presidential years. She is 41 years old at the time (image courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association).

Charles Willson Peale

1776

portrait miniature, watercolor on ivory

eng

W-2102 A