Louis M. Morgan (1814-1852)
Louis M. Morgan was a Pennsylvania-born artist who relocated to Kentucky to paint portraits. For three years he remained at the Winton estate of Dr. Robert Peter and Francis Dallam Peter (just north of Lexington) and painted all of the family members there while unsuccessfully courting Letitia Dallam. One of his most enduring works is of Simon Kenton that is now owned by the Ohio Historical Society. See Whitle, Kentucky Ante-Bellum Portraiture, Jones and Weber, The Kentucky Painter, and Price, Old Masters of the Bluegrass.
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