Turner, Rain, Steam, and Speed The Great Western Railway, 1844

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rain, Steam, and Speed The Great Western Railway, oil on canvas, 1844 (National Gallery, London) More free lessons at: Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker Rain, Steam, and Speed The Great Western Railway was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844. It depicts the Maidenhead Railway Bridge (completed (1838) looking east, across the River Thames between Taplow and Maidenhead.