"LADY WASHINGTON'S RECEPTION" AFTER D. HUNTINGTON, ENGRAVED BY A. H. RITCHIE,circa 1865. Engraving by Scottish-born American artist and engraver Alexander Hay Ritchie (1822- 1895) entitled "Lady Washington's Reception" and based on American artist Daniel F. Huntington (1816-1906)'s original painting "The Republican Court in the Time of Washington, or Lady Washington's Reception Day." The engraving was not designed to show one particular reception, but rather to be a representative tableau of the Friday evening "teas" held by Martha throughout her husband's term. Framed. Not examined out of frame.
