The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., acquired the circa 1846 daguerreotype, which depicts Dolley Madison in her later years, at some point in her 70s.
This circa 1846 daguerreotype of Dolley Madison, made by John Plumbe Jr., was purchased for $456,000 at auction in June.
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has acquired an image of Dolley Madison, believed to be the first photograph of a U.S. first lady.in June, and it depicts Madison in her later years, at some point in her 70s. Madison, who was the wife of James Madison, the fourth U.S. president, is considered by some as the first presidential spouse to embody the modern idea of a first lady, according to Ann Shumard, gallery curator.During her time in the White House, from 1809 to 1817, Madison hosted Washington's political elite at social functions, creating a lane for bipartisan cooperation among the nation's leaders.
The black-and-white early photograph, made by John Plumbe Jr., was found by a family going through a relative's estate, but it is unclear how or when the family acquired the historic picture. "The history of this particular piece is really cloudy at this point," Shumard said."We don't know the history of the daguerreotype from the time that it was produced until it surfaced this year."
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