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Robert Charles Dudley

The Reels of Gutta-percha Covered Conducting Wire Conveyed into Tanks at the Works of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, at Greenwich

1865–66
Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
16.3 × 24.3 cm (6.4 × 9.6 in)

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