Document signed by Benjamin West certifying the importation of prints for an exhibition at the Royal Academy.
Published / Created:
London, 1819 November 12.
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ; 32 x 40 cm, folded to 32 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, John F. O'Brien Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Document signed by Benjamin West and three Inspectors of the Royal Academy certifying that the parcel of prints received at the customs house is not intended for commercial use. It reads: "Kings Warehouse Customs, London. These are to certify that we have received one parcel containing eighteen prints belonging to and imported by Mr. George Lewis, student and exhibitor in the Royal Academy, for his sole use and improvement in the Arts, and not for sale or by way of merchandise in this country." It is stamped with a wax seal of the Royal Academy. The three other signatories are Richard Eales (as Assistant Surveyor of the King's Warehouse), Augustus Wall Callcott, and William Mulready.
Subject Terms:
Lewis, George Robert, 1782-1871. | Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) | Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) -- Exhibitions. | Prints -- Exhibitions -- Great Britain. | Customs inspection.