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Dolley Madison and Her Niece Anna Payne
Original Author: Mathew Brady
Created: probably July 4, 1848
Medium: Half-plate daguerreotype

Dolley Madison and Her Niece Anna Payne

Dolley Madison, the widow of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, sits for a daguerreotype portrait with her niece Anna Payne. It is believed that this image was made by Mathew Brady in his Washington, D.C., studio on July 4, 1848. Dolley Madison died the following year.