The quarter-plate daguerreotype of President James Madison’s wife at age 78, is likely from the winter of 1846, and is believed to be the earliest existing photographic portrait of the “first ...

The National Portrait Gallery in ... 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 ...

James Madison - known as the father of the US constitution - served as president from 1809 to 1817. The photograph of his wife joins the National Portrait Gallery’s collection of around 230 ...

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington ... purchased for $456,000 at auction in June, and it depicts Madison in her later years, at some point in her 70s. Madison, who was the wife of James ...