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Splicing the Cable (after the first accident) on board the Great Eastern, July 25th, 1865

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Splicing the Cable (after the first accident) on board the Great Eastern, July 25th, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley  (British, 1826–1900)

Date:
ca. 1865–66
Medium:
Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache
Dimensions:
sheet: 6 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (17.5 x 26.7 cm)
Classification:
Drawings
Credit Line:
Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892
Accession Number:
92.10.64

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