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J. M. W. Turner, Slave Ship

by Lori Landay and Dr. Beth Harris

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On), 1840 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

Additional resources

This painting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

This work as part of Dr. George P. Landow’s series on images of crisis

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

JMW Turner, Slave Ship, detail with sun

JMW Turner, Slave Ship, detail with shark

JMW Turner, Slave Ship, detail with leg

JMW Turner, Slave Ship, detail with chains

JMW Turner, Slave Ship, detail with surf

JMW Turner, Slave Ship, detail of ship

JMW Turner, Slave Ship

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Cite this page as: Lori Landay and Dr. Beth Harris, "J. M. W. Turner, Slave Ship," in Smarthistory, December 9, 2015, accessed June 9, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/j-m-w-turner-slave-ship/.