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  Worldvisitguide > Places > National Gallery > English Painting > Great Britain 1750-1850 > Rain, Steam, and Speed
Rain, Steam, and Speed

Date : approx. between 1840 and 1844

Dimensions : 122 cm x 91 cm
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Turner Bequest (1856)
National Gallery
Great Britain 1750-1850
Main Building - First Floor - Section 34
The Great Western Railway
Item 12 on 14
English Painting
Painting (Paysage)

Area related
England


Description   

A steam engine advances across a bridge in the rain. In front of the train, a hare runs for cover. The scene has been identified as the railway bridge over the Thames at Maidenhead. The picture demonstrates Turner's ability to capture atmospheric effects in paint.
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