ILLUSTRATIONS 



SIR JOSEPH BANKS . . . Frontispiece 



From a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, in the British Museum. 



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MRS. WILLIAM BANKS \, . . . . 6 



From a drawing by John Russell, R.A. In Lady Brabourne's collection. 

 (Reproduced from a photograph in the possession of the Hon. Mrs. 

 Knatchbull-Hugessen.) 



JOSEPH BANKS . . . . 30 



From a mezzotint by Dickinson, after Sir J. Reynolds. 



OMAI THE OTAHEITAN . . ... 42 



From a mezzotint by Jacobi, after Sir J. Reynolds. 



SIR JOSEPH AND LADY BANKS . . 62 



From a Wedgwood cameo, attributed to Flaxman, at the Linnean Society. 



SPRING GROVE, IN HESTON, MIDDLESEX, Residence of Sir 



Joseph Banks . . . . 90 



From " Beauties of England and Wales." 



SIR JOSEPH BANKS . . . . . . 156 



From a drawing by John Russell, R.A. In Lady Brabourne's collection. 

 (Reproduced from a photograph in the possession of the Hon. Mrs. 

 Knatchbull-Hugessen.) 



LADY BANKS . . . ... 158 



From a drawing by John Russell, R.A. In Lady Brabourne's collection. 

 (Reproduced from a photograph in the possession of the Hon. Mrs. 

 Knatchbull-Hugessen.) 



MACARONIS . . i . . . 176 



From an old print. 



THE FLY CLUB ' . . . . . 178 



From a caricature by T. Rowlandson. 



THE BATH BUTTERFLY . . . . . 180 



From a caricature by J. Gillray. 



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