• Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
    Gilbert Stuart
    portrait
    This is a portrait of First Lady Martha Washington done by Gilbert Stuart. Gilbert Stuart was a renown portrait artist whose portraits of George Washington, Dolley Madison, and John Quincy Adams, among others, are part of the White House Collection.
  • Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
    Unknown
    portrait
    This painting, from the late 19th century, is of Martha Washington, wife of President George Washington. During President Washington's administration (1789-1797), Mrs. Washington is said to have created an atmosphere of warm hospitality in the temporary capitals of New York and Philadelphia despite her dislike of formal affairs and society.
  • Lady Washington's Reception
    Alexander Hay Ritchie
    Philadelphia
    Pennsylvania
    This is an 1861 engraving by Alexander Hay Ritchie, or A. H. Ritchie, of the painting Lady Washington's Reception by Daniel Huntington. First Lady Martha Washington hosts a reception at the President's House in Philadelphia for distinguished guests. Ritchie was a well known engraver of mezzotints featuring historical or allegorical subjects.
  • Martha Washington
    Eliphalet Frazer Andrews
    official portrait
    This oil on canvas portrait of First Lady Martha Washington was painted by celebrated portraitist Eliphalet Frazer Andrews. He painted this seventy-six years after Mrs. Washington's death and it is based on a head and bust oil sketch done by Gilbert Stuart. During President Washington's administration, from 1789-1797, Mrs. Washington is said to have created an atmosphere of warm hospitality in the temporary capitals of New York and Philadelphia despite her dislike of formal affairs and society.