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  1. Learn about Samuel Morse, an American artist who painted portraits and landscapes in the Romantic style and invented the telegraph. See his biography, works, and references on Wikiart.org.

    • American
    • April 27, 1791
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    • April 2, 1872
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    Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.

  3. Learn about the life and work of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, who painted portraits, history scenes, and founded the National Academy of Design. See his biography, works of art, and related content on the National Gallery of Art website.

  4. A portrait of the artist's daughter, painted around the time of his invention of the telegraph, shows her as a personification of drawing or design. The painting was exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1837 and is now in The Met collection.

  5. Learn about the life and work of Samuel F. B. Morse, a painter, sculptor, and inventor of the telegraph. See his marble bust by Horatio Greenough and other artworks by him or inspired by him.

  6. Sep 16, 2015 · Seattle Art Museum. Third Floor Galleries. Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872) is better known today for his invention of the electromagnetic telegraph—and for "Morse" code—but he began his career as a painter and rose to the Presidency of the National Academy of Design in New York. The monumental Gallery of the Louvre is his masterwork, a ...

  7. Like Sir Joshua Reynolds, he considered history painting to be the most elevated genre of art. Following in the footsteps of his compatriots Benjamin West and John Trumbull, Morse modernized history painting for an American audience.

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