Marquis de Lafayette (Morse)

Marquis de Lafayette
Portrait of Lafayette
ArtistSamuel F. B. Morse
Year1825
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions66.04 cm × 90.8 cm (26.00 in × 35.7 in)
LocationCrystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, Arkansas

Marquis de Lafayette (or Portrait of La Fayette) was painted in 1825 by Samuel Morse. Mostly known for his invention of the electric telegraph, Morse was also an artist and a professor of painting and sculpture at the University of the City of New York.