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.

He began his career as a portrait painter in Philadelphia but soon moved to Boston, where he found greater success.

Among others, he painted portraits of Lucretia Mott and Senator Charles Sumner.

[1][2] His father was the minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia and an ardent abolitionist.