Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791 - 1872) was active/lived in New York, South Carolina / England -ATTRIBUTED. Oil on wood panel, portrait of a gentleman - although bearing a resemblance to Marquis de Lafayette, of which a larger portrait of him by Morse is in Locust Grove, this believed to be Phineas Carter born in Worcester Mass (1759-1843) according to paperwork found with painting that reads "Phineas Carter / Grandfather of Anna Mary / Painted by Samuel Morse / Inventor of Telegraphy". The painting with slight crazing is in good condition. Goupil Fifth Avenue paper label attached to frame. Board size xx Provenance: This item was handed down to consignor's wife from either the Stotesbury family of Philadelphia - builder and part owner of JP Morgan in the 19th/20th century, or the Minturn families of NY - the consignor's wife's great great uncle was Col. Robert Shaw (the film "Glory") and her great great grandmother was Susanna Shaw Minturn (1839 - 1926) who gifted the land to NY that became part of Central Park. The Minturn family also owned the clipper ship "The Flying Cloud" and were leading merchants in NY City in the 19th/20th centuries.