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Samuel Finley Breese Morse

37 works

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) was a painter, photographer and sculptor from the United States. Read more

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Portrait of a young woman in a gold gown sketching in a large book on a red sofa, with a classical urn and sunset sky behind

Susan Walker Morse (The Muse)

ca. 1836-37

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat and white cravat against a red wall with star and vine pattern, by Morse.

De Witt Clinton

1826

Seated man with spectacles and red-lined cloak beside a globe and document, with a stormy sea and lightning behind him.

Alexander Metcalf Fisher (1794-1822), B.A. 1813, M.A. 1816

1822

Portrait of a seated man in a dark coat with hands on an open ledger, red chair and red tablecloth beside him.

Jeremiah Day (1773-1867), B.A. 1795, M.A. 1789

1823

Black and white reproduction of a seated elderly man in a dark coat holding a document, before a draped curtain.

Professor Nathan Smith, M. D. (1762-1829)

1825

Seated man in black coat and white cravat beside a desk with inkwell, holding a quill, in front of a dark background.

Eli Whitney (1765-1825) B.A. 1792, M.A. 1795

1822

Painting of a muscular nude man reclining on rocks under a stormy sky, one arm raised holding white cloth.

Dying Hercules

1812

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a dark velvet dress and white lace collar against a red background.

Fanny Lewis (1790-1832)

1830

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man in spectacles, dark coat, white cravat and medal against a brown background.

Portrait of Dr. James E. B. Finley

Oil portrait of a man in a navy coat and white cravat, seated before red drapery and a red chair.

David Curtis DeForest (1774-1825)

1823

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue dress, feathered turban, and paisley shawl, seated before a dark red drape.

Julia Wooster DeForest (1795-1873)

1823

Portrait of a seated man in a dark coat beside books and letters, with red curtains and a country house view behind him.

George Clarke

1829

Painted study of a neoclassical chamber with red drapery, gray columns, a vaulted ceiling, and a raised rostrum at left.

Study for The House of Representatives

1820

Painting of a woman with two children in a columned room, a child reaching toward a goldfish bowl on a table.

The Goldfish Bowl (Mrs. Richard Cary Morse and Family)

1835

Painting of a seated woman with two children in a columned room, a toddler reaching toward a goldfish bowl on a table.

The Goldfish Bowl (Mrs. Richard Cary Morse and Family)

1830

Double portrait of a man in a dark coat and a woman with a white ruffled collar against a brown background.

Reverend Hiram Bingham and Sybil Moseley Bingham (1789-1869; 1792-1848)

1819

Samuel F. B. Morse Self-Portrait

1810

Full-length portrait of a man in black coat beside a table of minerals, with red drapery and a river valley behind him.

Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) B.A. 1796, M.A. 1799

1825

Oil portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Eliphalet Terry

c. 1824

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white lace bonnet, black dress and red shawl against a grey background.

Lydia Coit Terry (Mrs. Eliphalet Terry)

c. 1824

Interior of a legislative chamber with red draperies, marble columns, a coffered dome, and rows of seated men.

The House of Representatives

1822, probably reworked 1823

Small oil portrait of a man with tousled hair, dark coat and white neckcloth, against a dark brown background.

Joseph Gales

1821/1822

Half-length oil portrait of a man with curled hair, dark coat and white collar against a brown background.

Captain Demaresque of Gloucester, Massachusetts

Painting of a domed legislative chamber with red drapes, marble columns, and rows of men in dark suits.

The House of Representatives

1822

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a shadowed brown background.

Eliphalet Terry

1824

Portrait of a seated woman in black dress, white lace cap and collar, red shawl, against a gray background.

Lydia Coit Terry (Mrs. Eliphalet Terry)

1824

Portrait of a seated man in a black coat leaning on a table with papers and a letter, before a red drape.

Jonas Platt

1828

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat and white cravat, turned to the left against a brown background.

James Monroe

1819

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white cravat holding a letter, with a red wax seal on the table.

Portrait of David C. de Forest

1823

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress, white ruffled bonnet and floral shawl against a dark, cloudy background.

Portrait of Mrs. John Earnest Poyas (Catherine Smith, 1769-1836)

Interior of a crowded gallery with paintings covering red walls, copyists at easels, visitors, and a white marble statue at r

Gallery of the Louvre

1831

Painting of a stone chapel on a cliff edge with shepherds, sheep, and a woman in red, with a hilltop town at sunset.

Chapel of the Virgin at Subiaco

1830

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) was a painter, photographer and sculptor from the United States. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born in Charlestown and died in Manhattan. Browse 37 works by Samuel Finley Breese Morse from 16 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata