Description:

The Death of Colston, by Richard Jeffreys Lewis, c1844. Edward Colston was a prominent sugar merchant, charitable donator, and an official on the board of London-based trading company,the Royal African Company. An imaginary deathbed scene showing Colston’s servant, an enslaved African known as Black Mary,kneeling by his bedside.

Creator: RJ Lewis

Date: c1844

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Object ID:K3044