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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
1791-1872 Samuel F.B. Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the first child of geographer and Pastor Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826) and Elizabeth Ann Breese (1766-1828). Jedidiah was a great preacher of the Calvinist faith and supporter of the American Federalist party. He not only saw it as a great preserver of Puritan traditions (strict observance of the Sabbath), but believed in its idea of an alliance with English in regards to a strong central government. Jedidiah strongly believed in education within a Federalist framework alongside the instillation of Calvinist virtues, morals and prayers for his son. After attending Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, Samuel Morse went on to Yale College to receive instruction in the subjects of religious philosophy, mathematics and science of horses. While at Yale, he attended lectures on electricity from Benjamin Silliman and Jeremiah Day. He earned money by painting. In 1810, he graduated from Yale. Morse's Calvinist beliefs are evident in his painting the Landing of the Pilgrims, through the depiction of simplistic clothing as well as the austere facial features. This image captured the psychology of the Federalists; Calvinists from England brought to the United States ideas of religion and government thus forever linking the two countries. More importantly, this particular work attracted the attention of the famous artist, Washington Allston. Allston wanted Morse to accompany him to England to meet the artist Benjamin West. An agreement for a three- year stay was made with Jedidah, and young Morse set sail with Allston aboard the Lydia on July 15, 1811 (1). Upon his arrival in England, Morse diligently worked at perfecting painting techniques under the watchful eye of Allston; by the end of 1811, he gained admittance to the Royal Academy. At the Academy, he fell in love with the Neo-classical art of the Renaissance and paid close attention to Michelangelo and Raphael. After observing and practicing life drawing and absorbing its anatomical demands, the young artist successfully produced his masterpiece, the Dying Hercules. To some, the Dying Hercules seemed to represent a political statement against the British and also the American Federalists. The muscles apparently symbolized the strength of the young and vibrant United States versus the British and British-American supporters. During Morse??s time in Britain the Americans and English were engaged in the War of 1812 and division existed within United States society over loyalties. Anti-Federalists Americans aligned themselves with the French, abhorred the British, and believed a strong central government to be inherently dangerous to democracy.(3) As the war raged on, his letters to his parents became more anti-Federalist in their tones. In one such letter Morse said, "I assert that the Federalists in the Northern States have done more injury to their country by their violent opposition measures than a French alliance could. Their proceedings are copied into the English papers, read before Parliament, and circulated through their country, and what do they say of them... they call them (Federalists) cowards, a base set, say they are traitors to their country and ought to be hanged like traitors."

 

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse Congress Hall oil painting

Painting ID::  4246

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Congress Hall
1822
   
   
     

 

 

Samuel Finley Breese Morse The old House of Representatives oil painting

Painting ID::  31979

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
The old House of Representatives
mk77 1822 Oil on canvas 219.8x322.3cm
   
   
     

 

 

Samuel Finley Breese Morse Little Miss Hone oil painting

Painting ID::  37380

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Little Miss Hone
mk125 ca.1825
   
   
     

 

 

Samuel Finley Breese Morse Jonas Platt oil painting

Painting ID::  39058

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Jonas Platt
mk140 1828 Oil on canvas 91.3x74
   
   
     

 

 

Samuel Finley Breese Morse Die Niagare Falle vom Table Rock oil painting

Painting ID::  45224

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Die Niagare Falle vom Table Rock
mk181 1835 Boston
   
   
     

 

 

Samuel Finley Breese Morse Die Galerie des Louvre oil painting

Painting ID::  45244

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Die Galerie des Louvre
mk181 1831-33 Chicago
   
   
     

 

 

Samuel Finley Breese Morse Portrait of John Adams oil painting

Painting ID::  70954

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Portrait of John Adams
ca. 1816(1816) Oil on canvas 75.5 x 63.4 cm (29.72 x 24.96 in)
   
   
     

 

 

Samuel Finley Breese Morse Jedidiah Morse by Samuel Finley Breese Morse oil painting

Painting ID::  72886

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Jedidiah Morse by Samuel Finley Breese Morse
"Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), B.A. 1783, M.A. 1786," by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, oil on wood, 28 3/8 in. x 22 7/8 in. Courtesy of the Yale University Art Gallery, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Samuel Finley Breese Morse Jedidiah Morse oil painting

Painting ID::  74688

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Jedidiah Morse
English: "Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), B.A. 1783, M.A. 1786," by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, oil on wood, 28 3/8 in. x 22 7/8 in. Courtesy of the Yale University Art Gallery, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Date c. 1810-1811 cyf
   
   
     

 

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
1791-1872 Samuel F.B. Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the first child of geographer and Pastor Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826) and Elizabeth Ann Breese (1766-1828). Jedidiah was a great preacher of the Calvinist faith and supporter of the American Federalist party. He not only saw it as a great preserver of Puritan traditions (strict observance of the Sabbath), but believed in its idea of an alliance with English in regards to a strong central government. Jedidiah strongly believed in education within a Federalist framework alongside the instillation of Calvinist virtues, morals and prayers for his son. After attending Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, Samuel Morse went on to Yale College to receive instruction in the subjects of religious philosophy, mathematics and science of horses. While at Yale, he attended lectures on electricity from Benjamin Silliman and Jeremiah Day. He earned money by painting. In 1810, he graduated from Yale. Morse's Calvinist beliefs are evident in his painting the Landing of the Pilgrims, through the depiction of simplistic clothing as well as the austere facial features. This image captured the psychology of the Federalists; Calvinists from England brought to the United States ideas of religion and government thus forever linking the two countries. More importantly, this particular work attracted the attention of the famous artist, Washington Allston. Allston wanted Morse to accompany him to England to meet the artist Benjamin West. An agreement for a three- year stay was made with Jedidah, and young Morse set sail with Allston aboard the Lydia on July 15, 1811 (1). Upon his arrival in England, Morse diligently worked at perfecting painting techniques under the watchful eye of Allston; by the end of 1811, he gained admittance to the Royal Academy. At the Academy, he fell in love with the Neo-classical art of the Renaissance and paid close attention to Michelangelo and Raphael. After observing and practicing life drawing and absorbing its anatomical demands, the young artist successfully produced his masterpiece, the Dying Hercules. To some, the Dying Hercules seemed to represent a political statement against the British and also the American Federalists. The muscles apparently symbolized the strength of the young and vibrant United States versus the British and British-American supporters. During Morse??s time in Britain the Americans and English were engaged in the War of 1812 and division existed within United States society over loyalties. Anti-Federalists Americans aligned themselves with the French, abhorred the British, and believed a strong central government to be inherently dangerous to democracy.(3) As the war raged on, his letters to his parents became more anti-Federalist in their tones. In one such letter Morse said, "I assert that the Federalists in the Northern States have done more injury to their country by their violent opposition measures than a French alliance could. Their proceedings are copied into the English papers, read before Parliament, and circulated through their country, and what do they say of them... they call them (Federalists) cowards, a base set, say they are traitors to their country and ought to be hanged like traitors."