5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. oval salt print affixed to cardstock mat along upper edge.

A rare photograph of George Washington Parke Custis (1781-1857), the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, and step grandson of George Washington. At 21 he inherited a substantial fortune from his father and used it to build Arlington House, a plantation home on a hill above the Potomac River overlooking the capital city, Washington. Arlington House was used to display Washington family relics, and later became the home of Robert E. Lee.