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Samuel F. B. Morse (a Self-Portrait), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese 1791-1872  Search this
Subject:
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Phillips Academy Addison Gallery of American Art Andover Massachusetts 01810 Accession Number: 1930.13
Date:
1812-1813
Notes:
Coll. Catalog, 1931.
Massachusetts Historical Records Survey, "American Portraits. Found in Massachusetts 1620-1825, Vol.ii" Boston, 1939.
"Addison Gallery of American Art, 65 Years: A Selective Catalogue," Andover, MA: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, 1996, pg. 434.
Summary:
Self-portrait of Samuel Finely Breese Morse with his body turned to the left, his head turned in profile to the left, and his right hand inserted into the front of his coat. He wears a dark overcoat, with a white stock and a red scarf.
Topic:
Portrait male--Self Portrait  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Portrait male--Profile  Search this
Occupation--Art--Painter  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20110067
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_263101