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In 1814, and Dolly Madison save the portrait of George Washington.
In 1814, and Dolly Madison save the portrait of George Washington.
Dolly Madison ran out of the burning White House as the British set it on fire. She carried the Washington portrait.
This action occurred when the British burned the White House in August of 1814.
During the War of 1812, the British Army was advancing on Washington, D.C. President Madison had left on business, but Dolly Madison fled the White House carrying a portrait of George Washington to save it from the British.
Dolly Madison was told by President James Madison of the arrival of the British. She was told to flee. As she began to fled, she grabbed the portrait of the only George Washington portrait which had the original documents of the Declaration and the Constitution behind it. She escaped just in time of the British invasion and was send to The Bank Of Maryland for safekeeping.
Dolly Madison was the wife of the president James Madison and was the first lady during the the war of 18812. while the British were burning Washington D.C, she stayed behind to pack up important presidential papers,the white house silverware ,and a famous portrait of George Washington , painted by the american artist Gilbert Stuart. Her courage kept these items from falling into the British hands.
She was the daughter of Mary Coles Payne and John Payne Jr, She married James Madison and is famous for protecting the portrait of George Washington when the British burned the White House.
Dolly Madison, wife of then-president James Madison.
She ordered that the portrait of George Washington be removed from the White House before the british came and burned the building down.
It is generally accepted that Dolley Madison saved the portrait of George Washington and other historic items from the White House before it was burned by the British. Some historians dispute this.