4 OF 35

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

4 of 35 portraits of Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1810
55 1/2 in. x 44 in. (1410 mm x 1120 mm)
Purchased, 1892
Primary Collection
NPG 885

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Sir Joseph Banks, Bt (1743-1820), Explorer and botanist. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.

Thomas Phillips (1770-1845), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 215 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.

Hackmann, W.D., Apples and Atoms: Portraits of Scientists from Newton to Rutherford, 1986, p. 42
Hart-Davis, Adam, Chain Reactions, 2000, p. 143
Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 27
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 33