Romanticism
The Slave Ship
by J. M. W. Turner • 1840 CE
🎨 Artwork Information
Artist
Year Created
1840 CE
Materials
oil paint
canvas
Movement
Romanticism
Genre
marine art
Period
Romanticism
Art Forms
painting
🖼️ Artwork
📝 About This Artwork
painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner
Alternative Titles
The Slave Ship Slavers Throwing overboard the Dead and Dying—Typhoon coming on📐 Technical Details
Inception Period
1840
Earliest Date
1840
🏛️ Ownership & Provenance
Inventory Number
99.22
Copyright Status
public domain
🎭 What This Artwork Depicts
2 depicted entities
Zong massacre
Zorg
🏛️ Collections
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