Eliza Ridgely
Eliza Ridgely | |
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Lady with a Harp, portrait of Eliza Ridgely by Thomas Sully, 1818 | |
| Born | February 10, 1803 |
| Died | December 20, 1867 (aged 64) |
| Spouse |
John Carnan Ridgely (m. 1828) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely Elisabeth Eichelberger |
Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely (February 10, 1803 – December 20, 1867) was an American heiress, traveler, arbiter of fashion, and mistress of Hampton, the Ridgely plantation north of Towson, Maryland. She is the Lady with a Harp of Thomas Sully's portrait, now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.