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Destruction of the Boyne estates by the rebel slaves in 1831 Long Caption: This watercolour shows the navy being used to put down a violent rising by slaves in Jamaica. Sam Sharpe (d.1832) was a Baptist preacher who called for the enslaved to stop working from Christmas Day 1831, as part of a peaceful protest at the continuation of slavery. Violence quickly ensued after the Kensington Estate in St James in the west of the island was set ablaze. The authorities reacted swiftly and brutally to suppress the rebellion. In total over 500 slaves were killed. Sam Sharpe, despite advocating non-violence, was apprehended and hanged. The Christmas Rising played an important role in hastening the end of slavery. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK. Gift of the Executors of Mr and Mrs F H Boxer Object: ZBA1585 Artist: Captain James Fuller Boxer Date: 1830s Medium: watercolour Size: 285 mm x 350 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.