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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (March 31, 1779 – July 15, 1852), known as "Nelly", was a granddaughter of Martha Washington and a step-granddaughter of George Washington.
Eleanor Parke Custis (July 28, 1897 – July 23, 1983) was an American artist, mostly known for pictorealist photography. She was a direct descendant of Martha Washington from her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis .
Eleanor Parke Custis (known as “Nelly”) was the youngest of Martha Washington’s three granddaughters. Custis was born at Abingdon, the home of her parents, John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert, on March 31, 1779, at the mid-point of the American Revolution.
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Artist: Eleanor Parke Custis (American, 1779-1852) Sitter: Martha Washington (American, 1731–1802) Date: ca. 1798. Medium: Hollow-cut silhouette on linen. Dimensions: Mat: 21 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. (54 × 41 cm) Framed: 26 × 20 in. (66 × 50.8 cm) Classification: Cut Paper. Credit Line: Mary Martin Fund, 1976. Accession Number: 1976.567
Nelly was one of four children of John Parke Custis and his wife Eleanor Calvert, daughter of Benedict Calvert, the illegitimate son of the fifth Lord Baltimore. After John Parke Custis' death in 1781, his widow was remarried, to Dr. David Stuart, and took her two older children with her to Fairfax, VA.
Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis Lewis (1779–1852) was one of four children of Martha Washington’s son from her first marriage, John (Jack) Parke Custis, and his wife, Elizabeth Calvert. After Jack’s death in 1781, George and Martha Washington brought Nelly and her brother, George Washington Parke Custis, to be raised at Mount Vernon.
