Romanticism

The Slave Ship

by J. M. W. Turner โ€ข 1840 CE

๐ŸŽจ Artwork Information

Year Created
1840 CE
Materials
oil paint canvas
Movement
Romanticism
Genre
marine art
Period
Romanticism
Art Forms
painting

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Artwork

The Slave Ship

๐Ÿ“ About This Artwork

painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner

Alternative Titles
The Slave Ship Slavers Throwing overboard the Dead and Dyingโ€”Typhoon coming on

๐Ÿ“ Technical Details

Inception Period
1840
Earliest Date
1840

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Ownership & Provenance

Inventory Number
99.22
Copyright Status
public domain

๐ŸŽญ What This Artwork Depicts

2 depicted entities

Zong massacre Zorg

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Collections

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