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Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth

J.M.W. Turner's 1842 painting, "Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth," depicts a steamboat battling a fierce snowstorm. The painting is characterized by its swirling vortex of grey and white, conveying the overwhelming power of nature and the vulnerability of man-made vessels within it. The near-abstract representation of the storm emphasizes the sublime, evoking feelings of awe and terror. Turner claimed to have witnessed such a storm firsthand, lashed to the mast of a ship, to accurately capture the experience.