The National Portrait Gallery purchased an 1846 daguerreotype of Dolley Madison taken by John Plumbe Jr., the earliest known photograph of an American first lady.
Sources
- Eleven Fascinating Acquisitions That Joined the ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://npg.si.edu/about-us/press-release/national-portrait-gallery-acquires-earliest-known-photograph-us-first-lady (npg.si.edu)
- https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/09/style/dolley-madison-first-lady-photo-smithsonian-tan (cnn.com)
- https://www.npr.org/2024/07/10/nx-s1-5034050/dolley-madison-photo-portrait-gallery-first-lady-daguerreotype (npr.org)
- https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/07/03/dolley-madison-daguerreotype-acquired-national-portrait-gallery (theartnewspaper.com)
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