Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society in London

Title
Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society in London
Year/Period
1810
Region
London
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 38.0 x 30.5 cm,
Object size: 42.0 x 32.5 cm
Accession No.
2017-01007

Sir Joseph Banks was a British botanist, naturalist and patron of the natural sciences who served as President of the Royal Society in London for 41 years from his election in 1778. This print was based on an original painting by the portraitist and President of the Royal Academy, Sir Thomas Lawrence.