Who is Samuel Morse from The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris and what is their importance?

Samuel Morse left America for Paris at the age of forty-two. He had been an artist for half his life. Before Paris, he had in Rome, and after arriving in Paris, he began a very ambitious project at the Louvre. Morse was given permission to work on his painting at the museum, as the painting was a depiction of the interior of the Louvre itself. In the painting, he included the art that was showcased at the museum, as well as the visitors who were admiring them. The canvas was so large that he had to use a scaffolding to complete it.