CHAPTER XIII.
JANUARY 4, 1825--NOVEMBER 18, 1825 Success in New York .-- Chosen to paint portrait of Lafayette .-- Hope of a permanent home with his family .-- Meets Lafayette in Washington .-- Mutually attracted .-- Attends President's levee .-- Begins portrait of Lafayette .-- Death of his wife .-- Crushed by the news .-- His attachment to her .-- Epitaph composed by Benjamin Silliman .-- Bravely takes up his work again .-- Finishes portrait of Lafayette .-- Describes it in letter of a later date.
-- Sonnet on death of Lafayette's dog .-- Rents a house in Canal Street, New York .-- One of the founders of National Academy of Design .-- Tactful resolutions on organization .-- First thirty members .-- Morse elected first president .-- Reelected every year until 1845 .-- Again made president in 1861 .-- Lectures on Art .-- Popularity.