Smoke effects
FAR and away the finest railway picture ever painted, in the opinion of many, is Turner's Rain, Steam, and Speed. It would be an impertinence even to praise so great a work, let alone to criticise it; but if I could help anyone to appreciate and enjoy the painting, I should feel it an honour. The railway-minded critic's first remark is: "Fancy putting the firebox in the front of the engine”. But is it intended for the firebox? Turner travelled quite a lot in the Yorkshire Dales, and when he was in that neighbourhood is it not more than likely that he saw some of
