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Samuel Morse and family

Artist
Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 27 Apr 1791 - 2 Apr 1872
Sitter
Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 27 Apr 1791 - 2 Apr 1872
Elizabeth Ann Breese Morse, 1766 - 1828
Jedidiah Morse, 1761 - 1826
Sidney Edwards Morse, 1794 - 1871
Richard Cary Morse, late 19th - 20th century
Date
c. 1810
Type
Painting
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
48.8 x 61.6 cm. (19 3/16 x 24 1/4")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Interior\Domestic
Home Furnishings\Globe
Self-portrait
Sidney Edwards Morse: Visual Arts\Artist
Sidney Edwards Morse: Male
Elizabeth Ann Breese Morse: Female
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
Jedidiah Morse: Male
Jedidiah Morse: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
Jedidiah Morse: Science and Technology\Scientist\Geographer
Richard Cary Morse: Male
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
70832 NMAH
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits