Samuel F. B. Morse

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor, and painter of portraits and historic scenes.

Later years

In 1839, Samuel Morse published (from Paris) the first American description of daguerreotype photography by Louis Daguerre. Morse pioneered American daguerreotypes. In 1844 Morse sent the telegraph message "What hath God wrought?" (Bible, Numbers 23:23) from Washington, DC to Baltimore, Maryland.

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1839 - Paris - Daguerreotype - Photography - Louis Daguerre - American - 1844 - Bible - Numbers - Washington, DC - Baltimore, Maryland

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In the 1850s, Morse came to Copenhagen and visited the Thorvaldsen Museum, where the sculptor's grave is in the inner courtyard. He was received by King Frederick VII, and he expressed his wish to donate his portrait from 1830 to the king. The Thorvaldsen portrait today belongs to Queen Margaret II.

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1850s - Copenhagen - Thorvaldsen Museum - Grave - Courtyard - King Frederick VII - Queen Margaret II

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