Rain, Steam, and Speed--The Great Western Railway.
Title |
Rain, Steam, and Speed--The Great Western Railway. |
Creator |
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (English painter and draftsman, 1775-1851) |
Date |
1844 |
Cultural Context |
English British European |
Style/Period |
Romantic (modern European styles ) |
Subject |
Engineering Civil engineering Transportation Railroad locomotives Steam engines Railroads Railroad bridges Bridges Trestles Rivers Clouds |
Location Depicted |
Maidenhead (England) Thames Valley (England) Thames River (England) England Great Britain United Kingdom |
Material |
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas |
Measurements |
35 7/8 x 48 in (91 x 122 cm) |
Technique |
Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique) |
Work Type |
Paintings Oil paintings |
Repository |
National Gallery (London, England) |
Source |
Eisenman, Stephen F. Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History. 3rd ed. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007. (fig. 5.20, p.141) |
Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Eisenman courtesy: the Trustees, The National Gallery, London. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 1153-04.jpg |
Rating |
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