Samuel F. B. Morse

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Napoleon Sarony, 9 Mar 1821 - 9 Nov 1896
Sitter
Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 27 Apr 1791 - 2 Apr 1872
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Larry J. West
c. 1870
Object number
NPG.2007.90
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.7 x 5.8 cm (3 13/16 x 2 5/16")
Mount: 10.6 x 6.4 cm (4 3/16 x 2 1/2")
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Location
Currently not on view
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Symbols & Motifs\Medal
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Male
Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Arts & Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Arts & Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Arts & Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist
Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Arts & Culture\Visual Arts\Art instructor
Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Arts & Culture\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.2007.90
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm487e98eeb-4d58-458a-90ac-5bb627411781
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