Who created "Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery"?

Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery was created by Robert Charles Dudley in 1866.

What medium is "Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery"?

Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery is Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor).

Is "Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery" in the public domain?

Yes, Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery

Robert Charles Dudley

1866

Medium

Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)

Dimensions

Sheet: 9 13/16 x 14 3/16 in. (25 x 36 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892

Accession Number

92.10.75

Tags

MenShipsTransatlantic Cable

Art Historical Context

Step aboard the colossal SS *Great Eastern* through Robert Charles Dudley's meticulous 1866 watercolor,Deck of Great Eastern,ft: the Paying-out*. This detailed view captures the ship's aft deck during one of history's most ambitious engineering feats: the laying of the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable. The massive vessel, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, served as a floating factory, its specialized machinery meticulously paying out insulated copper wire across the Atlantic Ocean to connect Europe and North America for instantaneous communication. Painted in watercolor over ...

About the Artist

Robert Charles Dudley · 1813–1913

British, 1826–1909

Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery

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