Head of a Man (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Samuel F. B. MorseWW-1840-331950

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)

Gift of James C. McGuire, 1926

Catalogue

Year: 1840
Medium: Pen and iron-gall ink on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (20.6 x 18.7 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Samuel F. B. Morse

Artist

Samuel F. B. Morse

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.

Charleston, SC, United States

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