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.[1][2]
- ^ Comprehensive Guide to Collections: Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely Ridgely last revised December 4, 2007, online at nps.gov, web site of the National Park Service, accessed July 26, 2008
- ^ Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely, 1818 at nga.gov, accessed July 26, 2008; as Ridgely was both her maiden name and her married name, she is sometimes called Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely Ridgely.