Samuel F. B. Morse
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Object Details
- Artist
- Edward Lind Morse, 1857 - 1923
- Sitter
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 27 Apr 1791 - 2 Apr 1872
- Provenance
- The Telegraphic Historical Society of North America, Washington, D.C.; gift 1896 to National Museum [Smithsonian]; transferred 1971 to NPG.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Museum of American History; gift of the Telegraphic Historical Society of North America
- 1895
- Object number
- NPG.71.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5cm x 28.5cm (14" x 11 1/4"), Accurate
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Male
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Journalism and Media\Journalist
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Art instructor
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Education and Scholarship\Founder\College
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Science and Technology\Inventor\Telegraph
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.71.23
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45fb53a13-6eef-4e76-97a7-e9f0ade8bfa1
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