Duty Paid, 1896(Duty Paid, 1896 )Ralph Hedley |
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1896 · Öl auf Leinwand
· Picture ID: 226633
the man at the front of this scene has come to collect a parcel brought by the ship · as he puts his coins on the table to pay customs duty · one officer carefully fills in details of the payment in a ledger · the other official seals the parcel with red wax · proving that duty has been paid · ralph hedley was a newcastle artist and woodcarver who specialised in painting local people and scenes · his work provides an important record of life in the region in the late 19th to early 20th centuries · male · interior · boat · ship · below decks · table · mail · post · package · payment · import duty · taxation · officials · collectors · inspectors · c19th · Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear, UK / Bridgeman Images |
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