Q: This chair was sent to me from Paris. As first lady, I saved George Washington's portrait from the White House when the British burned Washington, D.C., in 1814. Who am I?

A: Dolley (Payne) Todd Madison (1768–1849)

Right: Empire style armchair of mahogany, mahogany veneers, and European beech, Paris, 1805–15 (Virginia Historical Society, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Collins Lee)