Martha Washington handled her duties as first lady with grace and dignity, though she said she felt like a "state prisoner" in the role. She was 65 years old when this portrait was painted.
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Unfinished portrait of Martha Washington (1796) by GilbertStuart; Jointly owned by the National Portrait Gallery,Museum of Fine Arts, Boston</P>
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