Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9513
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Caricature of Joseph Banks
Date
ca. 1788
Sitter
Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820, British) , Naturalist
After
John Wolcott (1738 - 1819, British) , Satirist
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 237mm
width (print): 181mm
width (print): 181mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Sir Joseph Banks holding two nets and in pursuit of a butterfly (the titular Emperor of Morocco), stepping on a gardener and knocking over potted plants. His tri-corner hat flies off and in the background is a garden wall with a sign, “STEEL TRAPS”. Inscribed in pencil “Sir J Banks”. Used to illustrate Peter Pindar’s satirical poem “Sir Joseph Banks and the Emperor of Morocco”.
Sir Joseph Banks was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766, he served as its President from 1778 to 1820.
Sir Joseph Banks was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766, he served as its President from 1778 to 1820.
Object history
Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.9. J.P.Gassiot Collection, purchased 1878.
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