Samuel Finley Breese Morse, New York, N.Y. letter to Elizabeth Breese, 1827 Jan. 20

Physical Details: Letter : 3 p. : handwritten, ill.

Sender: Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) (New York, N.Y.)

Recipient: Elizabeth Breese

Description: An illustrated letter from Morse to one of his cousins in upstate New York. He writes of his work on a painting in progress and of the National Academy of Design, which had just been established.

Letter dated both 20 and 22 Jan. 1827.

Forms part of: Breese and Morse family papers, 1772-1846

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, New York, N.Y. letter to Elizabeth Breese, 1827 Jan. 20. Breese and Morse family papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 396

Subjects:

• National Academy of Design (U.S.)
• Painters
• Painting

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