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Homeward Bound: "The Great Eastern" by Robert Charles Dudley — VisualArtsDB

Homeward Bound: "The Great Eastern"

Homeward Bound: "The Great Eastern"

Robert Charles Dudley

1861–1871

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 44 3/4 x 67 1/4 in. (113.7 x 170.8 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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shipsboatsTransatlantic Cable

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