Who created "Grappling for the Lost Cable"?

Grappling for the Lost Cable was created by Robert Charles Dudley in ca. 1866.

When was "Grappling for the Lost Cable" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1866.

What medium is "Grappling for the Lost Cable"?

Grappling for the Lost Cable is Oil on canvas.

Is "Grappling for the Lost Cable" in the public domain?

Yes, Grappling for the Lost Cable is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Grappling for the Lost Cable

Robert Charles Dudley

ca. 1866

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

22 3/4 x 33 1/8 in. (57.8 x 84.1 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892

Accession Number

92.10.45

Tags

Transatlantic CableShips

Art Historical Context

In 1866, the world stood on the brink of a communications revolution as the steamship *Great Eastern* embarked on a daring mission to lay the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable. Robert Charles Dudley's *Grappling for the Lost Cable* captures a pivotal moment from this endeavor: the tense operation to retrieve a broken cable from the ocean floor using massive grappling hooks. Painted in oil on canvas around that year, this 22¾ × 33⅛-inch work vividly depicts the drama of ships battling wind, waves, and the unknown depths, symbolizing human ingenuity against nature's formidable chall...

About the Artist

Robert Charles Dudley · 1813–1913

British, 1826–1909

Grappling for the Lost Cable

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