Sketch of Arlington House


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Martha "Markie" Custis Williams
1843

Martha "Markie" Custis Williams, a Lee cousin, moved to Arlington during the 1850s to care for George Washington Parke Custis after his wife died. Markie did this sketch for her brother, Orton.

Pencil on paper. L 23.5, W 18 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 891