William Henry Furness Jr.
William Henry Furness Jr. (1827 – 1867) was an American portrait painter. He was born in Philadelphia to Annis P. Jenks and William Henry Furness.
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William Henry Furness Jr.

Creator:William Henry Furness, Jr. · Harvard Art Museums · Public domain
- Born
- 1827 · Pennsylvania.
- Died
- 1867 · Cambridge.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
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William Henry Furness Jr. (1827 – 1867) was an American portrait painter. He was born in Philadelphia to Annis P. Jenks and William Henry Furness.
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Born at Pennsylvania in 1827, died in Cambridge in 1867.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by William Henry Furness Jr. Is recorded in the collections of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Harvard Art Museums and Fogg Museum.

William Henry Furness Jr., William Henry Furness, Jr. - Portrait of a Girl - 1949.134 - Harvard Art Museums
William Henry Furness Jr. · Harvard Art Museums

William Henry Furness Jr., William Henry Furness, Jr. - Charles Sumner (1811-1874) - H31 - Harvard Art Museums
William Henry Furness Jr. · Harvard Art Museums
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