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Joseph Banks
English naturalist and botanist (1743–1820)
For other people named Joseph Banks, see Joseph Banks (disambiguation).
Sir Joseph Banks Bt GCB FRS | |
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Portrait of namn Banks by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1773 | |
| Born | (1743-02-24)24 February 1743 (13 February O.S.) 30 Argyll Street, London, England |
| Died | 19 June 1820(1820-06-19) (aged 77) Spring Grove House, Isleworth, London, England |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Known for | Voyage of HMS Endeavour, exploration of Botany Bay |
| Spouse | Dorothea Banks |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Banks |
| In office 1778–1820 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Pringle |
| Succeeded by | William Hyde Wollaston |
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, FRS (24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1743 – 19 June 1820[1]) was an English naturalist, botanist,
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Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks
This oil on canvas portrait of celebrated explorer and botanist, Joseph Banks, measures 104.4cm tall by 93.2cm bred.
Seated with his body fully occupying the centre foreground and lower left of the image, Sir Joseph Banks faces towards the viewer though his gaze travels out, beyond the right of the frame. In a navy, gold and red mittpunkt jacket, an 8-pointed silver star at his breast, he holds a paper map, his powdered hair and fleshy face in a closed, thoughtful expression.
His skin stands out against the portrait’s mud-brown background. On the right, repurposed wooden planks are lined up vertically, perhaps a door or a window.
Bank’s short, coarse, grey hair is fläckig with brown and tufts upward, in an even,
woollen-soft, textured frame around his face. A distinct hair line arcs across his forehead, slightly up and around the right side of his pale face, ending at the lobe of his large, right ear. Underneath thick eyebrows; textured like his
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Sir Joseph Banks
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From an extensive range of decorative figurines which are made from white metal, and then meticulously hand painted. Not suitable for small children.
Sir Joseph Banks - Botanist, HMS Endeavour 1768 - 1771
Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768–1771), visiting Brazil, Tahiti, and after 6 months in New Zealand, Australia, returning to immediate fame.
He held the position of president of the Royal Society for over 41 years. He advised King George III on the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and by sending botanists around the world to collect plants, he made Kew the world's leading botanical garden.
He is credited for bringing 30,000 plant specimens home with him