Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway — J. M. W. Turner

J. M. W. Turner

Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway

1844

Dating
Exact year
Made in
British Isles; London
Held at
National Gallery
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
91 × 121.8 cm
Collection no.
NG538
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
Public domain (WikiArt label)License details

J. M. W. Turner. Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway. Image: WikiArt. Public domain (WikiArt label). Proportionally resized and JPEG compressed; no crop.

Collection: National Gallery

About this artwork

Official collection metadata; attribution follows named catalogue, not an independent authenticity determination. Holdings are not ownership or current display. API limits: selected accessioned main-collection paintings with a single current direct artist attribution. Source processed timestamp is not treated as a curatorial update. No display assertion or image imported. Attribution: primary Collection credit: Turner Bequest, 1856.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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