Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Robert Walter Weir · 1843
Why it's great
The Pilgrims pray on the deck of the Speedwell in the Dutch port of Delfshaven in 1620 before sailing to America. Robert Walter Weir painted this in 1843 for the US Capitol.
🏛️ Part of history
The Pilgrims & Colonial America (1607–1700) — The Pilgrims pray on the deck of the Speedwell in the Dutch port of Delfshaven in 1620 before sailing to America.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Robert Walter Weir was an American painter born in New Rochelle, New York, in 1803. He taught drawing for more than forty years at the military academy at West Point and painted the Embarkation of the Pilgrims in the US Capitol. He died in New York City in 1889.
