The Great Eastern Under Weigh, July 23rd, 1865: Escort and other Ships, H.M.S. Terrible, H.M.S. Sphinx, The Hawk and Revised: The Caroline 1865 - 1866

"The Great Eastern Under Weigh, July 23rd, 1865: Escort and other Ships, H.M.S. Terrible, H.M.S. Sphinx, The Hawk and Revised: The Caroline" is a watercolor painting by Robert Charles Dudley. It depicts the steamship Great Eastern, the largest ship of its time, on its maiden voyage. The painting, created between 1865 and 1866, showcases Dudley's ability to capture the grandeur of the ship and the energy of the scene, with several other vessels in the background, including the HMS Terrible, the HMS Sphinx, and the Hawk. It is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.