Richard Cosway

Richard Cosway

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Richard Cosway was a prominent painter in Britain during the late 18th century, closely associated with the Prince of Wales, and his home became a cultural hub where Quobna Ottobah Cugoano worked and leveraged his connections to advocate for the abolition of the slave trade.

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Richard Cosway was a principal painter to the Prince of Wales and employed Cugoano as a domestic servant.

‘Unjust and inhuman’: how royal family ignored a Black abolitionist’s plea to end the slave trade | Books
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-29
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