The House of Representatives is an 1822 history painting by the American artist Samuel Morse.

It depicts a session of the United States House of Representatives, in a chamber designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.

[1] Morse, known as an inventor as well as a painter, had spent several years in England studying before returning home in 1815 following the War of 1812.

[2] In 1823 Morse exhibited the painting in several cities, drawing critical praise but making little money from public admissions.

[3] Today it is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.