Portrait of Martha Henshaw Bates (1783-1874)
Image ID: ART044
An oil painting on wood of Martha Henshaw Bates wearing a black dress with open lace neckline and small white cap.
oil on wood panel unsigned and undated
Senator Bates' wife, Martha Henshaw Bates (1783-1874), came from a prominent Northampton family, one of eight children of Samuel and Martha Hunt Henshaw. The Bates family maintained a home on Bridge Street for many years, even while Isaac served in Boston and Washington.
oil on wood panel unsigned and undated
Senator Bates' wife, Martha Henshaw Bates (1783-1874), came from a prominent Northampton family, one of eight children of Samuel and Martha Hunt Henshaw. The Bates family maintained a home on Bridge Street for many years, even while Isaac served in Boston and Washington.
Image Details
| Dublin Core | |
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| Title |
Portrait of Martha Henshaw Bates (1783-1874)
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| Subject |
Chester Harding
Martha Henshaw Bates
Portrait paintings
Oil paintings
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| Description |
An oil painting on wood of Martha Henshaw Bates wearing a black dress with open lace neckline and small white cap.
oil on wood panel unsigned and undated Senator Bates' wife, Martha Henshaw Bates (1783-1874), came from a prominent Northampton family, one of eight children of Samuel and Martha Hunt Henshaw. The Bates family maintained a home on Bridge Street for many years, even while Isaac served in Boston and Washington. |
| Creator |
Chester Harding
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| Format |
Oil on wood panel
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| Identifier |
ART044
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| Coverage |
Circulation/lobby
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| Physical Dimensions |
28" x 22.25"
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Citation
Chester Harding, “Portrait of Martha Henshaw Bates (1783-1874),” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed November 13, 2025, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/786.