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File:Flickr - USCapitol - Apotheosis Of Washington, Marine.jpg
In this scene of the Apotheosis of Washington in the U.S. Capitol Neptune, god of the sea, holding his trident and crowned with seaweed, rides in a shell chariot drawn by sea horses. Venus, goddess of love born from the sea, helps lay the transatlantic cable. In the background is a form of iron-clad ship with smokestacks.


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Depicted people Date 12 October 2011, 09:36 Medium fresco and fresco painting Edit this at Wikidata Edit this at Wikidata Collection
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38° 53′ 22.9″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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  • E PLURIBUS UNUM Edit this at Wikidata
References Artstor artwork ID: 18676514 Edit this at Wikidata Source/Photographer Apotheosis of Washington: Marine

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by USCapitol at https://www.flickr.com/photos/65191584@N07/6237219689. It was reviewed on 9 October 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

9 October 2012

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Neptune demonstrating how to lay the transatlantic cable

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The Apotheosis of Washington

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38°53'22.9"N, 77°0'32.0"W

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