Item #14319 Mr. Bankes. Joseph Banks, naturalist, President of the Royal Society.

Mr. Bankes.

London. An unusual portrait of Sir Joseph Banks. A profile view, wearing a coat trimmed with braid, his long hair tied back. Styled in the manner of a miniature, in a round medallion. Titled "Mr. Bankes" (sic) rather than Sir Joseph, as he was later known. Copper engraving and mixed media, platemark 10 cm square on laid paper 13 x 21 cm. Undated, but ca. 1780. Item #14319

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