Splicing the Cable (after the First Accident) on Board the Great Eastern, July 25th, 1865
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Robert Charles Dudley
Artist bio: British, 1826–1909
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: British
Date: 1865–66
Medium: Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 10 7/16 in. (17.5 × 26.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892
Accession year: 1892
Tags: Transatlantic Cable|Cannons|Men|Working