Sir Joseph Banks

• Main Author: Joshua Reynolds
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Painting; 18th century; British; portrait; portraits; portraiture; men; man; male; males; Endeavour; Pacific; Iceland
• Online Access: http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/104019

Banks sailed with Captain Cook to the Pacific on his first voyage aboard the Endeavour, 1768-71, and compiled a unique natural history collection. He held a position of great influence in the scientific world, advising on ventures such as the Kew Botanic Gardens and the first British colonies in Aus...