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Grappling for the Lost Cable by Robert Charles Dudley — VisualArtsDB

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Grappling for the Lost Cable

Grappling for the Lost Cable

Grappling for the Lost Cable

Robert Charles Dudley

1861–1871

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 22 3/4 x 33 1/8 in. (57.8 x 84.1 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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shipsTransatlantic Cable

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