Valentia, Ireland: From the Harbor, opposite Knight's-town, at the period of laying the Cable of 1857 — Robert Charles Dudley. Valentia, Ireland: From the Harbor, opposite Knight's-town, at the period of laying the Cable of 1857, 1865–66. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Valentia, Ireland: From the Harbor, opposite Knight's-town, at the period of laying the Cable of 1857

by Robert Charles Dudley

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Artist: Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826–1909)
Date: 1865–66
Medium: Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 14 3/4 in. (23.9 × 37.4 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892
Accession no.: 92.10.48

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