The House of Representatives (1822)
Samuel Finley Breese Morse1822 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1872)
Specifications
- Year
- 1822
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1791–1872
About the artwork
Dated 1822, "The House of Representatives" is an artwork by Samuel Finley Breese Morse. Context for 1822: Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. Figurative, a short history: Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is landscape.
"The House of Representatives" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1791–1872
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