Rain, Steam and Speed – the Great Western Railway
By: J. M. W. Turner
Date: c. 1844
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 91 x 122 cm
Location: National Gallery - London (England)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 91 x 122 cm
Location: National Gallery - London (England)
This masterpiece depicts a locomotive speeding across a bridge during a rainstorm, with blurred motion vividly conveying that sense of speed.