The Old Frigate Iris with Her Freight of Cable Alongside the Great Eastern at Sheerness: The Cable Passed from the Hulk to the Great Eastern
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Robert Charles Dudley
Artist bio: British, 1826–1909
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: British
Date: 1865
Medium: Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 9 11/16 in. (16.3 × 24.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892
Accession year: 1892
Tags: Transatlantic Cable|Ships|Industry