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Oval line engraving of a man in a dark coat and white cravat wearing a cross medal, with a caption below.

Karl Borromaeus, Graf von Harrach. Line engraving by C. Rahl after K. J. A. Agricola, 1821

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in wire-rimmed spectacles and dark jacket, with handwritten German inscription below

Karl Ernst Bock. Line engraving by L. Sichling

Lazarus Gottlieb Sichling

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark patterned cloak, with a coat of arms at upper left.

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by C. Onghena, 1841

Line engraving portrait of Captain James Cook seated beside a chart and sextant, in eighteenth-century naval dress.

James Cook. Line engraving by J. Horsburgh after Sir N. Dance-Holland, 1776

Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Line engraving of Johann Matthias Gesner in a wig and dark coat, within an oval frame on a stone pedestal.

Johann Mathias Gesner. Line engraving by J. M. Bernigeroth, 1747, after F. Reibenstein, 1747

Line engraving of Theophilus Lobb seated with a quill and open book in front of bookshelves, wearing a powdered wig.

Theophilus Lobb. Line engraving by J. Hulett, 1767, after N. Brown

Nathaniel Brown

Engraved plate of twelve oval jewelry frame designs with floral, ribbon and laurel motifs, one hand-colored in blue.

Plate 34: Bracelets, pendants and portrait box

Jean-Henri Prosper Pouget, 1764

Line engraving of Tycho Brahe in fur-trimmed cloak and feathered cap beside an astronomical instrument on a pedestal.

Tycho Brahe. Line engraving by P. Kilian

Gerhard van Swieten. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles, 1773

Reinier Vinkeles

Line engraving portrait of a man with long hair and moustache in an oval frame, with Latin text below.

Franz Ignaz Thiermair. Line engraving by J. Georgi, 1651

Giovanni Georgi

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white collar, with a Latin inscription and verse below.

John Goad. Line engraving by R. White

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and a white collar, inscribed Everardus Maynwaring, 1668.

Everard Maynwaring. Line engraving by R. White

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and lace cravat, labelled Vera Effigies Georgii Parker.

George Parker. Line engraving by W. Elder, 1694

Line engraving of a bearded man's classical marble bust with curly hair and draped garment on a pedestal.

Robert Macnish. Line engraving by T. Dobbie after J. Ritchie

Line engraving portrait of a curly-haired man with mustache and goatee, wearing a lace collar and dark doublet.

Jacopo Cantelli. Line engraving by Caterina Piotti-Pirola

Caterina Piotti-Pirola

Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, with Latin inscription around the border.

Marco Aurelio Severino. Line engraving by C. Ammon [?], 1650

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in an oval frame, with an inscribed pedestal and two coats of arms below.

Daniel Nebel. Line engraving by G. Lichtensteger after J. P. Hoffmeister

Johann Phillipp Hoffmeister

Double head of an old soldier with a helmet and a beard

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a bearded old man in a turban centered, with four smaller head studies of young men around him.

Head of an old man with a turban and a beard in the style of Rembrandt and four smaller heads of young men

Stefano Della Bella

Head of a young woman with hair tied up with a band

Stefano Della Bella

Head of a young man with curly hair and bare shoulders

Stefano Della Bella

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and white cravat beside a table with an instrument, stormy sky behind.

Sir Humphry Davy. Line engraving by R. Newton, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence, 1810/11

Thomas Lawrence

Etching of a young boy with tousled hair, head bowed and eyes lowered, wearing a collar, by Stefano Della Bella.

Head of an adolescent with a collar

Stefano Della Bella

Head of a young man with long curly hair and wearing a flat cap with a hanging feather

Stefano Della Bella

Head of a bearded old soldier with a helmet

Stefano Della Bella

Etched head study of a bearded older man with balding head gazing upward, drawn in fine hatched lines on pale paper.

Head of Saint Peter looking at the sky

Stefano Della Bella

Head of an old man, half bald with a long beard and eyes raised to the sky

Stefano Della Bella

Head of an old man with a long beard

Stefano Della Bella

Head of an old man with a beard crowned with laurel

Stefano Della Bella

Etched bust portrait of a man in a fur cap with a feather plume and an ornamented fur-trimmed garment.

Bust of a Pole wearing a cap with an aigrette

Stefano Della Bella