That George Washington Portrait Saved by Dolley Madison Was Just a Copy
Thestoryof First Lady Dolley Madison heroically saving a portraiture of George Washington as she was being exiled from the White House during the War of 1812 has been circulate for century . The story is n’t quite that simple , though . If you ’re figure Dolley tearing the renowned Gilbert Stuart portrait down as the Red Coats close in and the curtains burned , well , that ’s not quite what happened ....