J. M. W. Turner, whose style can…

J. M. W. Turner, whose style can be said to have laid the foundation for Impressionism, celebrates machine power in Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway.

A prime example of his mature style, the objects in the painting, which depicts depicts an early locomotive of the Great Western Railway crossing the River Thames on Marc Isambard Brunel's recently completed Maidenhead Railway Bridge, are barely recognizable.