Portrait of Sir John Thomas Banks Framed three-quarter length portrait of Sir John Thomas Banks (1811-1908), seated in the robes of Doctor of Medicine of the University of Dublin and holding [an envelope] in his right hand. Oil on canvas. By Sarah Purser (1848-1943). Nameplate on frame reads: "SIR JOHN T. BANKS. K.C.B./M.D. D.Sc: LL.D./REG. PROF. PHYSIC UNIV. DUBL; EX PRES. K.Q.C.P./FIRST PRESIDENT/ROYAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE IN IRELAND./PRESIDENT/BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 1887./PRESENTED BY/THE DUBLIN BRANCH OF THE ASSOCIATION." 1850-1899