" White seagulls fly low above the water at this painting's left, while two monstrous fish pop their heads out of the water on the right.
John Ruskin, the first owner of this painting, wrote that it was the painting he would choose "if reduced to rest its artist's immortality upon any single work." White seagulls fly low above the water at this painting's left, while two monstrous fish pop their heads out of the water on the right. Sticking out of the water are (*) chained human hands, including a dark one at lower right surrounded by small white fish. A shadowy object floats on rocky waves in front of a blood red sunset in this painting, which depicts the captain of the Zong's decision to throw 142 men overboard in order to claim insurance payments. For 10 points, name this J.M.W. Turner painting depicting a vessel undertaking the Middle Passage.
John Ruskin, the first owner of this painting, wrote that it was the painting he would choose "if reduced to rest its artist's immortality upon any single work.
The Slave Ship [or Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On]