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First Telegraph House at Heart's Content, Newfoundland, 1866 — Robert Charles Dudley. First Telegraph House at Heart's Content, Newfoundland, 1866, 1866. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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First Telegraph House at Heart's Content, Newfoundland, 1866

by Robert Charles Dudley

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Artist: Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826–1909)
Date: 1866
Medium: Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 x 13 9/16 in. (23.6 x 34.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892
Accession no.: 92.10.86

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