Robert Charles Dudley: Pioneer of Atlantic Cable Art Robert Charles Dudley (1826 – 1900) stands as a singular figure in Victorian art history, inextricably linked to the monumental undertaking of laying the transatlantic telegraph cable. More than just an observer of this pivotal moment in communication technology, Dudley was its fervent chronicler and artist—a man who captured the grandeur and drama of the endeavor with breathtaking…