James Henderson with Two of His Daughters, (painting).

James Henderson with Two of His Daughters, (painting).

Watson, John, 1685-1768, painter.

James Henderson with Two of His Daughters, (painting).

Portrait of James Henderson standing with his body turned to the left, his gaze directed off to the left, his left hand resting on his hip, and his right hand resting on the shoulders of his younger daughter standing beside him. The younger daughter holds her father's jacket with her right hand and gazes off to the right. Behind her is a slightly older daughter with her right hand holding a flower and her gaze directed toward the viewer. In the background there is a window with a view of mountains.

Portrait group -- Family -- Father & Child

Portrait male -- Henderson, James -- Knee length

Portrait female -- Henderson, -- Child

Portrait female -- Henderson, -- Knee length

Object -- Flower

Architecture interior -- Domestic -- House

Architecture interior -- Detail -- Window

Boscobel Restoration, Inc.,

Saunders, Richard H., and Ellen G. Miles, "American Colonial Portraits 1700-1776," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press for the National Portrait Gallery, 1987, pg. 127.

Saunders, Richard H., and Ellen G. Miles, "American Colonial Portraits 1700-1776," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press for the National Portrait Gallery, 1987, pg. 127.

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