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Sir Joseph Banks, Bt (1743-1820), Explorer and botanist

Sitter associated with 35 portraits
Naturalist, patron of science and President of the Royal Society, 1778-1820. Banks sailed with Captain Cook to the Pacific on his first voyage aboard the Endeavour, 1768-71, and compiled a unique natural history collection. Banks held a position of great influence in the scientific world and he advised on ventures such as the Kew Botanic Gardens and the first British colonies in Australia.

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5868

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1771-1773
On display in Room 13 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5868

6652

Omai (Mai), Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Charles Solander

by William Parry
oil on canvas, circa 1775-76
On display at National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
NPG 6652

853

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, circa 1795
NPG 853

885

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1810
NPG 885

316a(172)

Unknown man, formerly known as Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1816-1818
NPG 316a(172)

1075

Men of Science Living in 1807-8

by Sir John Gilbert, and Frederick John Skill, and William Walker, and Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds)
pencil and wash, 1858-1862
NPG 1075

1075a

Engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8'

by George Zobel, and William Walker
engraving, 1862
NPG 1075a

1075b

Key to engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8'

by William Walker
engraving, 1862
NPG 1075b

D16542

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

after Unknown artist
line engraving, before 1781
NPG D16542

D7504

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by William Dickinson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1774
NPG D7504

D7505

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by William Dickinson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1774
NPG D7505

D12540

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 4 July 1795
NPG D12540

D7497

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Anthony Cardon, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1810
NPG D7497

D7498

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Anthony Cardon, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1810
NPG D7498

D7499

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Anthony Cardon, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1810
NPG D7499

D7500

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Anthony Cardon, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1810
NPG D7500

D7501

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Anthony Cardon, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1810
NPG D7501

D18980

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Anthony Cardon, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1810
NPG D18980

D7496

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 1 June 1811 (27 June 1803)
NPG D7496

D12161

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 1 June 1811 (27 June 1803)
NPG D12161

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