Transcript of British Customs House reports from 1785 relating to the importation of paintings from Hamburg, undated.

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Transcript of British Customs House reports from 1785 relating to the importation of paintings from Hamburg, undated.

20th century transcript by unknown hand of four reports addressed to the Commissioner of His Majesty's Treasury, dated 30 June, 5 July, 13 July, and 14 July 1785, signed by various customs commissioners and relating to the consignment and importation of a large collection of pictures and other curiosities belonging to the Baron de Grosser of Vienna to the British merchants John and Francis Baring, and giving details of the resultant customs duties and legal complications.

5 sheets.

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Baring, John, 1730-1816

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Baring, Francis, Sir, 1740-1810

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