This 19th century inventor's notable portraits included those of the Marquis de Lafayette & William Cullen Bryant
[DOC] [TLE] ART AND THE EMPIRE CITY: NEW YORK, 1825-1861 | The ... [PAR] Jan 7, 2001 ... By the second quarter of the 19th century, New York City  already the nation's 
... 1826 full-length portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette by Samuel F. B. Morse, ... 
Other highlights in the gallery include works from the Metropolitan's ... the poet 
and newspaper editor William Cullen Bryant, the painters Cole and... [DOC] [TLE] LANDMARK EXHIBITION ART AND THE EMPIRE CITY: | The ... [PAR] By the second quarter of the 19th century, New York City - already the nation's ... 
the imposing, 1825-26 full-length portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette by Samuel 
... role in envisioning and overseeing the building of the Erie Canal, these 
elaborate ... the poet and newspaper editor William Cullen Bryant, the painters 
Cole and... [DOC] [TLE] Samuel Morse - Wikipedia [PAR] Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791  April 2, 1872) was an American 
painter and inventor.