36+ Dolley Madison Washington Painting PNG. On this day in 1814, first lady dolley madison saves a portrait of george washington from being looted by british troops during the war of 1812. It is thanks to the first lady that the famous stuart painting of george washington survived the dolley madison's white house was one of the few places in the nation where hope and determination continued to flourish.
And we learned a lot about her bravery.
And president van buren was a widower. And she was the most important woman in washington. When dolley madison took command of the white house. Dolley madisongilbert stuart / public domainthrough dolley madison's life, she had been on one good rollercoaster ride.