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A Slave Ship (?)

William Jackson (1730–1803)

National Maritime Museum

A Slave Ship (?)

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A painting of a Liverpool-based ship believed to be involved in the slave trade. It bears strong similarities to the same artist’s image, 'Liverpool Slave Ship', painted c.1780, and now at the Merseyside Maritime Museum. There are a number of figures visible on deck, some are thought to be slaves and others slave masters and sailors. The precise circumstances of this painting are not clear, and it may have been commissioned for the Liverpool offices of a bank or merchant involved in slavery to present an acceptable view of the trade. This coincides with the moment when the abolitionist movement was beginning to pose a serious threat to such traffic.

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Title

A Slave Ship (?)

Date

c.1780

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 88 x W 118 cm

Accession number

ZBA2429

Work type

Painting

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William Jackson

1730–1803

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