Portrait of Mrs. James Henderson (?)

Painting

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Portrait of Mrs. James Henderson (?)

Entry/Object ID

A 76.2 b

Description

Portrait of Mrs. James Henderson (nee Thysie Benson) seated wearing a brown dress, three children about her, with a landscape in the background.

Type of Painting

Oil on Canvas

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas, Original frame

Subject

Unidentified female member of the Henderson family

Category

Paintings

Acquisition

Accession

A 76.2b

Source or Donor

Joseph Alsop

Credit Line

Purchase, 1976

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Watson

Attribution

Attributed to

Date made

1726

Place

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

canvas

Height

53 in

Width

41 in

Dimension Description

frame

Height

62 in

Width

50 in

Dimension Notes

confirmed 3/11/26 rr

Condition

Notes

CONDITION UPDATE MARCH 2007: CHANGE IN PAINT-blanching NOTED-SEE IMAGES #2,#3

Provenance

Notes

Purchase, Joseph Alsop, a descendant, Washington, D.C. 1976.