West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 :Sir Joseph Banks Bt. Painted by Benjamin West. Engraved by J R Smith. London Molteno Colnaghi, 1788.

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West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 :Sir Joseph Banks Bt. Painted by Benjamin West. Engraved by J R Smith. London Molteno Colnaghi, 1788.

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Shows the young Joseph Banks, not long after his return from James Cook's first circumnavigation, standing by a pillar, a curtain to the right and a sky background to the left. He is wearing a Maori flax cloak with a fine taniko border. A birdcage, a taiaha, a canoe paddle and an adze are on his right side and at his feet, along with a book containing plant specimens and other Pacific artifacts. Edges trimmed. Another copy held by the Library, C-017-016-1, uncoloured and trimmed to plate ...

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Date created

1788

Creator

West, Benjamin (Sir), 1738-1820 / Molteno Colnaghi & Company / Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812 / Fuller, Alfred Walter Francis, 1882-1961

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22796842

Related subjects

Banks, Joseph (Sir), 1743-1820 / Birdcages / Botanists / Cook, James, 1728-1779 / Voyages, 1st, 1768-1771 / Explorers / Māori (New Zealand people) / Clothing / Implements / Patu / Taiaha / Tāniko / Weapons, Māori / Whatu kākahu

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