Susanna Warner Howe Robinson

Susanna Warner Howe Robinson

Unidentified Artist United States 1825–1830
Oil on canvas 72.123
Gift of Mrs. Marjorie Barker

Susanna Warner Howe Robinson would have been very familiar with the evolving United States. As the daughter of General Jonathan Warner, who commanded patriot forces in New England, Robinson would have heard discussions of independence at a young age. By the time she reached adulthood, her native Massachusetts was no longer under British rule. During the 19th century, Robinson would have been instrumental in conversations on the changes taking place in the new nation because of her marriage to another patriotic family that led her to become the First Lady of Vermont.