3472339 Eli Whitney, 1822 (oil on canvas) by Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872); 91.1x70.5 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: Eli Whitney (1765-1825) was an American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. Thereafter, he turned his attention into securing contracts with the government in the manufacture of muskets for the newly formed United States Army. He continued making arms and inventing until his death in 1825. The artist was also one of the inventors of a telegraph system using electrical pulses (Morse code).); American, out of copyright.