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Sir Joseph Banks (© The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire)
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© The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire

Sir Joseph Banks

Artist: Benjamin West (1738 - 1820)

Location: The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire

Date: 1771

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 234 x 160 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £100,000 (Total: £1,922,250)

Vendor: Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd

Review number: 3516 (1990)

Provenance:
W.Milnes,1862; Christie's, 1866 (Bt. Horsley acting for Oakes); James Oakes, Derbyshire.

Description:
Full-length portrait of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), explorer, naturalist and statesman from Lincolnshire, with treasures from his trip to the South Seas with Captain Cook.

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