Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)

National Portrait Gallery

1773

Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks, (1743-1820), rising from his chair. He was a scientist and explorer and was responsible for the creation of Kew as a botanical garden.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 127 x 101 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £50000 ( Total: £297,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1987
• Vendor: Agnew's

Provenance

By descent from the sitter through the Brabourne family to Mrs Clive Pearson of Parham Park.

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