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Homeward Bound: "The Great Eastern"

ca. 1866
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Homeward Bound: "The Great Eastern"
  • Artist: Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826–1909)
  • Date: ca. 1866
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 44 3/4 x 67 1/4 in. (113.7 x 170.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892
  • Object Number: 92.10.42
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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