Samuel Morse
American inventor and painter
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, Morse, in his middle age, contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. Wikipedia
Born: April 27, 1791, Charlestown, Boston, MA
Died: April 2, 1872 (age 80 years), New York, NY
Children: William Morse, Edward Morse, Charles Morse, and more
Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Griswold (m. 1848–1872) and Lucretia Walker (m. 1818–1825)
Education: Royal Academy of Arts (1811–1815), Yale College (1805–1810), and Phillips Academy — Andover
Siblings: Sidney Edwards Morse and Richard Cary Morse
Parents: Jedidiah Morse and Elizabeth Ann Finley Breese
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, ...
Biography ... He began to paint portraits in the naive style characteristic of the Connecticut School while attending Yale University. After graduation he moved ...
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, ...
The painting shows the girl at about the age of seventeen, sitting with a sketchbook in her lap and pencil in hand with her eyes raised in contemplation.
Also known as: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Samuel Finley Breeze Morse; Date of birth: 1791; Date of death: 1872. Artworks. See all 1 artworks ›.
This exhibition highlights Samuel F.B. Morse's iconic painting Gallery of the Louvre. Filled with miniature reproductions of the Louvre's finest treasures, ...
Portrait of Mary Griffith by Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1882), oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches, original restored frame measures 36 3/4 x 31 5/8 inches.
Like Humboldt's book, Cosmos, and Church's painting, Heart of the Andes, Morse's painting aspires to serve as a compendium of cultural knowledge.
Apr 27, 2021 ˇ Romantic-style painting by Samuel Morse of Washington Square Park. Samuel Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts to ...
This exhibition focuses exclusively on his masterwork, Gallery of the Louvre (1831–1833), featuring great paintings from the Louvre's collection.