• Dolley Payne Todd Madison
    Bass Otis
    portrait
    First Family
    This reproduction is of a portrait of First Lady Dolley Payne Todd Madison painted by Bass Otis in the mid-19th century. Dolley Madison served as first lady during her husband's tenure as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
  • Dolley Madison
    Consolidated Cigar Company
    portrait
    First Family
    This portrait of Dolley Madison, titled "Mrs. James Madison," is from a series of tobacco cards produced by the Consolidated Cigar Company between 1889 and 1893. First Lady Dolley Madison was a popular White House hostess while her husband, President James Madison, served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
  • Dolly Madison Cigars
    Unknown
    advertisement
    This is cover art for a cigar box sold by Dolly Madison Cigars. This specific illustration is from the early 1900s. The art displays a generic female that is not representative of Dolley Madison, who served as first lady from 1809 to 1817. Other artwork for Dolly Madison Cigars used a portrait of Dolley Madison completed by John Francis Eugene Prud'homme.
  • The Splendid Mrs. Madison: In the Elliptical Saloon 1810-1814
    Peter Waddell
    Blue Room
    This painting by Peter Waddell titled "The Splendid Mrs. Madison: In the Elliptical Saloon 1810-1814," depicts First Lady Dolley Madison during one of her weekly parties. Mrs. Madison was a popular White House hostess while her husband, President James Madison, was in office. The Elliptical Saloon is now known as the Blue Room, one of the State Floor parlors and one of the more recognizable rooms in the White House. The Cross Hall and Entrance Hall are visible through the open door in the background, with a glimpse of the opened North Door leading out onto the North Portico and beyond. ***Interior use only for publications***
  • Dolley Madison
    Gilbert Stuart
    official portrait
    This portrait of Dolley Payne Madison was painted by renowned artist Gilbert Stuart in 1804. At the time, the future first lady often acted as White House hostess for Thomas Jefferson, while her husband James Madison served as Jefferson's secretary of state. Madison served as president from March 4, 1809 until March 4, 1817, and Mrs. Madison is most famously known for saving the portrait of George Washington from the White House before it was burned by the British during the War of 1812. Both of the Madisons sat for Stuart during his 18-month stay in Washington, D.C., when his services were in constant demand. Mrs. Madison's portrait first hung alongside her husband's at their Virginia estate, Montpelier, and officially became part of the White House collection in 1994.
  • Dolley Madison
    Mary E.E. Cutts
    portrait
    This watercolor portrait of Dolley Madison, painted circa 1840, is attributed to Mary Estelle Elizabeth Cutts, the former First Lady's niece. Ms. Cutts authored two memoirs of her aunt, whose husband, James Madison, was president from March 4, 1809 until March 4, 1817. Mrs. Madison is most famously known for saving the portrait of George Washington from the White House before it was burned by the British during the War of 1812.