From under the Sea

From Under the Sea is an 1864 oil painting by the British artist James Clarke Hook. It depicts a scene at the Botallack Mine near St Just in Penwith in the west of Cornwall. It shows one of the miners being brought his midday meal by his wife and children. The painting celebrates family life and the dignity of work. It was partly inspired by the accident at the same mine the previous year where ten had died. The choice of a vertical painting, unusual for Hook, allows himself to emphasise the steepness of the way down to the cavern in the cliffs.

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