This bust is a 20th-century replica after Anne Seymour Damer, 1814.
NW1, Euston Road, The British Library
All the sculptures are inside the main building.
See Father Jellicoe for the Gilbert Bayes finials, some of which are/were on display in the BL.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Joseph Banks - British Library
From the British Library: "Joseph Banks was a prominent botanist, who served ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Joseph Banks - British Library
Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway) was a sculptor, author, traveller, theatrical...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Sir Joseph Banks - British Library
This inscription is opposite the entrance, below the Shakespeare statue.
This bust is a 20th-century replica after Michael Rysbrack, 18th century.
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Press the button and the water spouts from behind the lower lily leaf. It works!
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