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Ignatius Sancho.
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| A self-educated slave and the first African prose writer to publish his work in England. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: E9975 |
| Description: Sancho was a man of letters, corresponding with many of London’s most important literary figures. A collection of his letters was published in 1782, becoming a significant record of London life in the mid-Georgian period and the first published work by an African in English. |
| Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi; after Thomas Gainsborough; J. Nichols |
| Date: 1781 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum | |
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