Head of a Man (from McGuire Scrapbook)
1840 · Pen and iron-gall ink on off-white wove paper
8 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (20.6 x 18.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Samuel F. B. Morse
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WA-00183715
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- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, Morse, in his middle age, contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer and the namesake of Morse code in 1837 and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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Artworks (7)
![[Portrait of a Young Man]](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/original/DP237994.jpg)
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7 published of 7 catalogued · 6 with image
- The Met6 published6 img
- Art Institute Chicago1 published
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