George Washington Miniature Portrait, Tudor Place Collection

The miniature portrait of future president George Washington was painted in 1783 by Walter Robertson. It was a gift from Washington to Martha Parke Custis on the occasion of her wedding to Thomas Peter. It is part of the collection at Tudor Place. Tudor Place was the Washington, D.C., home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was First Lady Martha Washington's granddaughter.