The portrait was adapted by Helen Bailey from a Thomas Sully original.
Lafayette's last visit to America was as the nation's honored guest. He visited each of the states; accompanied by his son, George Washington's namesake, and a secretary. In Alexandria he was met at the dock and honored by a parade for which the whole town turned out. The biography of Benjamin Hallowell, the schoolmaster living at 609 Oronoco Street, is our source for the call on Mrs. Lee.