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Summary
Samuel Finley Breese Morse: The House of Representatives
Artist
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
(1791–1872)
Description
American inventor, physicist, sculptor, painter, university teacher and photographer "en:Morse code"
Date of birth/death
27 April 1791
2 April 1872
Location of birth/death
Charlestown (Massachusetts)
New York City
Work period
1820 –1871
Work location
France; Italy; London; Boston; New York City; Charleston
Authority file
: Q75698
VIAF: 2530161
ISNI: 0000000080818611
ULAN: 500026460
LCCN: n50070284
NAID: 10582241
WorldCat
artist QS:P170,Q75698
Title
The House of Representatives
label QS:Len,"The House of Representatives"
Object type
painting
Date
1822, probably reworked 1823
Medium
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions
height: 220.7 cm (86.8 in); width: 331.8 cm (10.8 ft)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., online collection
Licensing
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The House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives
main subject
The House of Representatives
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