Anne Bankes

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Anne Bankes (1759–1778) was an English pastellist.

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Born in Dorset, Bankes was the sister of Henry Bankes of Kingston Lacy. It is thought that she was taught the art of pastel by Harriet Woodley. An oil portrait of her with her mother, painted by Richard Roper, still exists in the collection at Kingston Lacy. It has been suggested that Bankes may be confused with her niece, Anne Frances Banks (1790–1864), later in life the wife of Edward Boscawen. A pastel of The Calling of Samuel, derived from a work by Joshua Reynolds, is held at Kingston Lacy.[http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/Bankes.pdf Profile] at Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1251142|title=The Calling of Samuel (after Reynolds) 1251142 – National Trust Collections|first=e3 Media|last=Ltd|website=www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk|accessdate=22 July 2017}}