Marquis De Lafayette 1825

Samuel Morse, known for his invention of the telegraph, was also a skilled portrait painter. This portrait of Marquis de Lafayette, a French military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, was painted in 1825. The work depicts Lafayette in a formal pose with a serious expression, and is housed in the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The painting exemplifies Morse's talent for capturing the likeness and personality of his subjects.