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Summary
J. M. W. Turner: Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q159758 |
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Title |
Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway; the painting depicts an early locomotive of the Great Western Railway crossing the River Thames on Brunel's recently completed Maidenhead Railway Bridge.The painting is also credited for allowing a glimpse of the Romantic strife within Turner and his contemporaries over the issue of the technological advancement during the Industrial Revolution (see below). |
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1844 date QS:P571,+1844-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 91 cm (35.8 in); width: 121.8 cm (47.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,91U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,121.8U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q180788 |
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Current location |
room 34 |
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Accession number |
NG538 |
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Credit line | Turner Bequest, 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | National Gallery, London |
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