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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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Lafayette_(Morse)

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[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Makes sense. Thanks for the context.