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Robert Charles Dudley

The Bay of Bull Arms, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Bonfires Lighted on the Hills to Notify of the Arrival of the Cable Fleet on August 5th, 1858

1865–66
Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
26.9 × 40 cm (10.6 × 15.7 in)

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