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E PLURIBUS UNUM —
OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

A Splendid Capitol

The House of Representatives, by Samuel F.B. Morse, 1822-23

The House of Representatives, by Samuel F.B. Morse, 1822-23

 

The House of Representatives, by Samuel F. B. Morse, completed 1822; probably reworked 1823

A clerk lights the oil lamps in preparation for an evening session of the House of Representatives.

Oil on canvas, 86 7/8 x 130 5/8 inches
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund, 11.14

 
History of Congress and the Capitol