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Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

(1743-1820), Explorer and botanist

Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

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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Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG 5868

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1771-1773
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5868

Mai (Omai), Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, by William Parry - NPG 6652

Mai (Omai), Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander

by William Parry
oil on canvas, circa 1775-1776
On display in Room 10 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6652

Men of Science Living in 1807-8, by Sir John Gilbert, and  Frederick John Skill, and  William Walker, and  Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds) - NPG 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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by William Dickinson, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D7504

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by William Dickinson, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D7505

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, after Unknown artist - NPG D16542

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

after Unknown artist
line engraving, before 1781
NPG D16542

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12540

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by Anthony Cardon, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  William Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by Anthony Cardon, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  William Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by Anthony Cardon, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  William Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by Anthony Cardon, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  William Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by Anthony Cardon, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  William Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by Anthony Cardon, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D18980

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by William Daniell, after  George Dance - NPG D7496

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

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

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by William Daniell, after  George Dance - NPG 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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