Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, (Eleanor Custis.) [engraving]

Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, (Eleanor Custis.) [engraving]

New York D. Appleton & Co. [1854]

1 print ; on sheet 29 x 21 cm.

P&E L1994.969.18m

Three-quarter length, seated to the right, in an upholstered, high back chair. Her right arm is resting at the elbow on the arm of the chair with her hand holding her chin. Her left arm rest on her lap and she is holding a small book.
Below the title it reads: "From an original picture by Gilbert Stuart in possession of George Carter Lee, Esq., Richmond, Va.
Eleanor Custis Lewis was George Washington's "adopted" granddaughter, and often referred to as "Nelly." Her husband, Lawrence Lewis was George Washington's nephew.
From Griswold, "The Republican court, or American society in the days of Washington," page 313.
Digitized image available.

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