Question

What inspired joseph mallord william turner to paint slave ship (3.7.18)?

Answer 1

Joseph Mallord William Turner was inspired to paint the Slave Ship in 1840 after reading a publication titled ‘The History and Abolition of the Slave Trade’ by Thomas Clarkson.

The book talks about how the captain of a slave ship called Zong in 1781 instructed one hundred and thirty three slaves to be thrown into the sea so that insurance payments could be collected.

Answer 2

He was inspired to paint the slave ship after the publishing of the book named the history of abolishment of slave trade. It was a book by Thomas Clarkson.