The Slave Ship William Turner reproduction, hand-painted in oil on canvas
Also called 'Slavers Throwing overboard the Dead and Dying - Typhon coming on', was first exhibited at The Royal Academy of Arts in 1840.
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About this painting
The Slave Ship by J.M.W. Turner replica in oil on canvas
Van Gogh Studio in Amsterdam offers painted oil replicas of emotionally powerful and historically significant masterpieces. The Slave Ship by J.M.W. Turner is a blazing, turbulent seascape that combines breathtaking beauty with moral outrage — a haunting indictment of human cruelty.Light, color, and catastrophe
Painted in 1840, The Slave Ship was inspired by the real event of the Zong massacre, in which enslaved people were thrown overboard for insurance compensation. Turner uses fiery skies, crashing waves, and scattered limbs to create a vision that is both sublime and horrifying — a masterful fusion of Romanticism and protest.A storm of conscience and paint
With swirling brushwork and luminous color, Turner turns a seascape into a moral reckoning. The painting invites reflection on human suffering, greed, and the overwhelming forces of nature. This reproduction captures the raw emotion and painterly drama that make The Slave Ship unforgettable.Buy a painted reproduction of Turner’s The Slave Ship
The original painting is housed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. With our painted oil reproduction, you can bring this intense and historically charged masterpiece into your own space.We’re confident this bold and moving work will leave a lasting impression — and if not, we offer a full money-back guarantee.
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Specifications
- Artwork reproduced
- The Slave Ship
- Reproduction artist
- Van Gogh Studio
- Original artist
- William Turner
- Technique
- Painted entirely by hand
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 70 x 94,5 cm / 27.5 x 37.2 inch, 90,8 x 122,6 cm / 35.7 x 48.3 inch, 125 x 168.7 cm / 49.2 x 66.4 inch
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Overall dimensions
- Painting dimensions plus additional unpainted canvas on all sides for stretching
- Frame
- Unframed. The painting is shipped rolled in a tube
- Style
- Romanticism
- Subject
- Slave ship in a violent storm with figures struggling in the sea
- Date of original artwork
- 1840
- Condition reproduction
- New
- Certificate of authenticity
- Included
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