The Slave Ship
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"The Slave Ship" or "Slavers throwing overboard the Dead and Dying — Typhoon coming on" is a painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner, first exhibited in 1840.
If the nominal subject of the painting is the 19th century slave trade, its true focus is the violent power of the sea. The painting was widely admired for its use of color and the way in which sea and sky merge around the distant ship. In the lower portion of the painting, hands of black slaves can be seen still shackled. The painting is currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA.
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The Murder of 132 slaves, to collect insurance money. If the weak and ill, were found onboard after reaching England, then the insurance money, did not apply. So Captain Collingworth, had them thrown overboard. Turners painting, and punch magazine, contributed to to downfall of slavery.
