Acquired from the artist by 1828 by Charles Robert Leslie [1794-1859], London; sold c. September 1839 to Sherman Converse [1790-1873], New Haven. (Coates and Company, New York), in 1847. W.C. Annan, Esq, San Francisco, by 1857.[1] Joseph Ripley, in 1858. Purchased by Daniel Huntington [1816-1906], New York, by 1873; purchased from his estate 17 June 1911 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art. [1] The 1857 annual report of the Mercantile Library Association of San Francisco refers to “the large and valuable picture representing the interior of the United States House of Representatives” by Morse that was deposited by Annan to adorn the association’s suite of rented rooms (see bibliography).This information was kindly provided by Paul D. Schweizer, Museum Director Emeritus of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica (see e-mail of 6 January 2022, in NGA curatorial files).