File:George and Martha Washington wedding, January 6, 1759.png

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English: "The Marriage of Washington to Martha Custis" (1849) by Junius Brutus Stears recreated the scene of the wedding on January 6, 1759. The painting shows the couple at center. Behind them stand Martha's two surviving children from her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis, and other guests. George Washington adopted the children as his own.
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Original publication: 1849

Immediate source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h9.html
Author Junius Brutus Stears


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