"marine": 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. Object Type: fresco. Date: 1865. Medium: fresco and fresco painting. Depicted People: George Washington, Robert Morris, Venus, Neptune, Ceres, Victoria. Collection: United States Capitol rotunda. Marine in The Apotheosis of Washington
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