The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks
Print
1820s (printed)
1820s (printed)
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Whole-length portrait, after a statue, seated to right and looking to front. The sitter is resting his right hand on the arm of the chair and holding a paper in his left.
Object details
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| Title | The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | Whole-length portrait of Sir Joseph Banks seated in an armchair. Mezzotint by Samuel Cousins after a statue by Francis Chantrey, 1820s. |
| Physical description | Whole-length portrait, after a statue, seated to right and looking to front. The sitter is resting his right hand on the arm of the chair and holding a paper in his left. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Francis Chantrey Sculptor Drawn by H. Corbould, Engraved by S. Cousins The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks. Bart. G.C.B. President of the Royal Society of London during forty two years. Died 19th June 1820. Aetat 76. The statue was presented to the British Museum by his surviving friends.' (Lettered) |
| Production | Henry Corbould was the intermediary draughtsman and made a drawing after Chantrey's original sculpture. Attribution note: Open letter proof. |
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| Accession number | E.279-1887 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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