A towering brass-and-copper clockwork machine fills a vaulted Victorian workshop, its exposed gears, flywheels and pistons meshing in precise order. Warm amber light from a tall arched window sweeps across burnished metal, while cool blue shadow gathers in the corners. Layered oil paint and visible brushwork give the muted bronze, verdigris and deep umber scene a weighty, old-world grandeur that reaches every edge of the canvas.