snow storm steam boat off a harbours mouth william turnerSnow Storm Steam Boat off a Harbour's Mouth by William Turner evokes a scene of maritime agony, depicted with an intensity that is characteristic of British Romanticism. The painting reveals a steamer struggling for survival in the face of a snowstorm, the atmosphere made even more oppressive by the almost monochrome use of white, grey and black. The swirl of snow and wind created by dynamic brushstrokes gives an impression of wild, uncontrollable