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Robert Charles Dudley

The Cliffs, Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the Point at Which the Shore-end of the Cable was Landed on July 22nd, 1865

1865
Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
16.4 × 23.6 cm (6.5 × 9.3 in)

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