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Robert Charles Dudley

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, July 7th, 1866

1865–66
Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
26.3 × 39.1 cm (10.4 × 15.4 in)

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