I'm not sure studying anybody pre-Morphy makes much sense. Sure, Anderssen and some others are entertaining, but start with Morphy.

Second, jumping from Morphy to Tal is ridiculous.

Focusing on the time period from Steinitz to Alekhine will teach you the most. That includes Lasker, Tarrasch, Capablanca, and Rubenstein. There's a ton to be learned there that you need to understand before you even think of looking at Tal's games.