Caricature of Joseph Banks (1743-1820) mb-artistname Hugh Cronyn coming out

coming out

City of London from the South

West gate of the old Priory of St Bartholomew-the-great

Brush seller of the late 17th century displaying an example of his wares

Caricature of Joseph Banks (1743-1820) mb-artistname Hugh Cronyn coming outSir 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