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Watercolor of crowds on rocky coastal cliffs with rowing boats on the sea and a smoke plume rising at left.

The Cliffs, Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the Point at Which the Shore-end of the Cable was Landed on July 22nd, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of a rocky bay with a steamship and rowing boats, and a crowd gathered on distant clifftops under smoky skies.

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July 21st, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of the steamship Great Eastern at sea with smoke, escorted by sailing ships under a golden sunset sky.

The Great Eastern Under Weigh, July 23rd, 1865: Escort and other Ships, H.M.S. Terrible, H.M.S. Sphinx, The Hawk and…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of paying-out machinery with iron drums and wheels on a ship deck at sunset, with sailors working nearby.

The Paying-out Machinery in the Stern of the Great Eastern

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of sailors splicing a rope on a ship deck beside a cannon, watched by gentlemen in suits and hats.

Splicing the Cable (after the First Accident) on Board the Great Eastern, July 25th, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of sailors working on a steamship deck near a cable trough, with rigging and a sunset sea behind them.

View, Looking Aft, from the Port Paddle Box of the Great Eastern, Showing the Trough for the Cable, etc.

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of workers laying cable inside a ship's tank, with a wooden framework at the center and lamplight glowing behind.

Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern: The Cable Passing Out

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Men on a ship deck examine a coiled cable hauled from the Atlantic, with a helmsman and rigging visible behind them.

Searching for the Fault after Hauling Back the Cable from the Bottom of the Atlantic, July 31st, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of a large steamship's bow crowded with sailors, with grappling gear and a red buoy hanging over choppy sea.

In the Bows of the Great Eastern: The Cable Broken and Lost, Preparing to Grapple, August 2nd, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Sailors hauling rope on a ship deck beside a large capstan, with rigging and sea visible beyond the rail.

Getting Out One of the Large Buoys for Launching, August 2nd, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of a large steamship with sails and smokestacks in rough seas, with a red buoy in the foreground.

Launching the Buoy from the Bow of the Great Eastern on August 8th, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Men work at a forge and anvil on a ship's deck at night under hanging lanterns and rigging.

The Forge on Deck, Night of August 9th: Preparing the Iron Plating for Capstan

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of a ship's forward deck with crew and grappling hooks, and a steamer on the sea in the distance.

Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple for the Lost Cable, August 11th, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of a large paddle steamer and several ships with flags anchored in a misty harbor, with rowboats on calm water.

The Atlantic Telegraph Cable Fleet Assembled at Berehaven (Southwest Coast of Ireland): Ships, the Great Eastern, H.M…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Watercolor of ships at anchor in a calm bay below a mountain, with figures on rocks in the foreground at dusk.

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Workers pull cables inside a dim iron chamber around a central timber scaffold beneath an overhead opening.

View of the Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of a ship deck with a large iron winch, wooden ladder, rigging, and a red buoy under a cloudy sky.

Deck of the Great Eastern, the Cable Trough, etc., 1866

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of anchored ships in a calm bay with a distant village, framed by conifers and rocks in the foreground.

Arrival in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: The Cable Passed to the Paddle-box Boat of the Terrible, etc.

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Watercolor of a ship's deck with masts, rigging, a hanging buoy, and sailors working near a capstan and flag.

Getting Out One of the Great Buoys: The Deck of the Great Eastern Looking From the Forecastle

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of sailors and men gathered on a steamship deck around a notice board, with rigging and signal flags overhead.

News Received Through the Atlantic Cable From All Parts of the World, etc.

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Watercolor of a harbor with tall ships, steamers, rowing boats with flags, and a crowd on a pier under cloudy skies.

The Cable Fleet Leaving Ireland, July 1858

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Hand-colored drawing of a green and black phaeton carriage in side view with yellow-trimmed spoked wheels, labeled No. 1003.

Phaeton #1003

Brewster & Co., 1865-1875

Watercolor capriccio of Roman ruins with a monumental arch, columns, a rearing horse, and a distant triumphal arch.

Architectural Capriccio with a Monumental Arch

Jean Nicolas Servandoni, 18th century

Watercolor elevation of a domed temple with a columned portico and pediment, based on the Pantheon, with a scale bar below.

Architectural Project based on the Pantheon

Ahlsned, ca. 1847

Black chalk drawing of a kneeling cuirassier in plumed helmet and uniform, with white highlights on tan paper.

Kneeling Cuirassier

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, ca. 1810

Drawn cover design for the Illustrirte Zeitung with a winged allegorical figure, the year 1860, and a pilgrim in a forest sce

Cover design for the "Illustrirte Zeitung"

Johann Caspar Nepomuk Scheuren, 1860

Two Studies of Bearded Men; verso: Studies after Antique Sculpture

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of several draped female figures and a reclining male figure, with smaller figure studies in the margins

Studies of draped female and male figures; verso: Studies of draped female figures

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man, a seated woman and child looking up, with angels in clouds above.

The Holy Family (recto); Moses striking water from a rock (verso)

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, mid-18th-early 19th century

Grey wash drawing of overgrown Roman ruins with arched openings, broken stone blocks, and dense vegetation.

Partial View of the Colosseum (recto); Sketch of the Temple of Minerva Medicea (verso)

Johann Christian Klengel, late 18th-early 19th century