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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1968.119.B
People
Related name: Benjamin West, American (Springfield, PA 1738 - 1820 London, England)
Title
Letter to the officials of Kings Warehouse, London, relating to the import of various prints from the continent, bearing the signature of Benjamin West, and the red wax seal of the Royal Academy, London
Classification
Archival Material
Work Type
archival material
Date
December 15, 1809
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227746

Physical Descriptions

Medium
ink on heavy antique laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 31 x 20 cm (12 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: ink on antique laid paper, written in a 19th century hand, and bearing the red wax seal of the Royal Academy, London: "Kings Warehouse, Customs, / London/ These are to certify that we have / received on Case, containing sundry Prints / the property of Sir Stephen Poynsby Denniss, / Student of the Royal Academy, imported / by him for his sole use and improvement / in the Arts, and not for Sale, or by way / of Merchandise in this Country. / from Barker, from Membre. / Certified this 15 December / 1809, by us / Charles Rossi, R.A. / William [Maheady ?], R.A. / Auditors of / the Royal Acade / my / Examined by / Richard Eabes / Assistant Surveyor / Benjamin West, P.R.A."

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of George S. Abrams
Accession Year
1968
Object Number
1968.119.B
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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