The Washington Family
George Washington is represented in this engraving with Martha Custis Washington (1731–1802) and two of their grandchildren, George Washington Parke Custis (1781–1857) and Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis (1779–1852), during his presidency. The group, which posed for artist Edward Savage (1761–1817) while in New York City, is shown around a table gazing at a map of the newly formed District of Columbia. Washington’s personal servant, an African American slave named William Lee, stands in the background.
George Washington is represented in this engraving with Martha Custis Washington (1731–1802) and two of their grandchildren, George Washington Parke Custis (1781–1857) and Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis (1779–1852), during his presidency. The group, which posed for artist Edward Savage (1761–1817) while in New York City, is shown around a table gazing at a map of the newly formed District of Columbia. Washington’s personal servant, an African American slave named William Lee, stands in the background.