Laying of the Atlantic Cable
This seascape was done by an unknown artist around 1850. The painting depicts a ship from the Atlantic Telegraph company presumably laying the telegraph cable between Ireland and Newfoundland, Canada that connected the North America to Europe. The original cable was finished in 1858.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date of Work
- ca. 1850
- Medium
- oil paint
- Type
- Painting
- Credit
- White House Collection/White House Historical Association