Painter:

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese 1791-1872  Search this

Subject:

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery 8th & F Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 80.208

Date:

1812

Notes:

"National Portrait Gallery: Permanent Collection Illustrated Checklist," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Instit. Press, 1987, pg. 208.

Summary:

Self-portrait of Samuel Morse as a young man with his body turned to the left, and his head turned in profile to the left. He wears a dark jacket with a light-colored cape draped around his shoulders.

Topic:

Portrait male--Self Portrait  Search this

Portrait male--Profile  Search this

Portrait male--Waist length  Search this

Occupation--Science--Inventor  Search this

Occupation--Art--Painter  Search this

Control number:

IAP 08650436

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_370868