The image shows a black and white engraving of a man on a boat with a woman in a chair, surrounded by other people on the water. At the bottom of the image, there is text which reads "Victorian illustration of the death of a slave". The man on the boat appears to be in distress, with his head bowed and his hands clasped together in a gesture of despair. The other people in the image are looking on in fear, and the boat is sailing away in the background.