This is a portrait of First Lady Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, dressed in mourning was painted by an unknown artist, ca. 1820. Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison was married to President William Henry Harrison and was the grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison. Mrs. Harrison was 65 years old when her husband was elected president making her, at the time, the oldest woman to become first lady. When President Harrison was inaugurated in March of 1841, Mrs. Harrison remained in Ohio due to poor health. She had temporarily placed her widowed daughter-in-law Jane Irwin Harrison in charge of being the hostess. Mrs. Harrison did not recover in time to reside in the White House before President Harrison passed away a month after his inauguration.

This is a portrait of First Lady Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, dressed in mourning. The portrait is a miniature created by Cornelia Stuart Cassady after a painting by an unknown artist, ca. 1820. Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison was married to President William Henry Harrison and was the grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison. First Lady Harrison was 65 years old when her husband was elected president making her the oldest woman to become First Lady. When President Harrison was inaugurated in March of 1841, Mrs. Harrison remained in Ohio due to poor health. She had temporarily placed her widowed daughter-in-law Jane Irwin Harrison in charge of being the hostess. Mrs. Harrison did not recover in time to reside in the White House before President Harrison passed away a month after his inauguration.

This reproduction of a watercolor portrait is of First Lady Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, published around 1910-1960. This portrait shows Mrs. Harrison, possibly in her mourning outfit, after the death of her husband, President William Henry Harrison. President Harrison died a month into his presidency, before Mrs. Harrison moved from their home in Ohio and into the White House.