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Wood engraving portrait of a man with curly grey hair in a dark coat and waistcoat, labelled Rayer.

Pierre-François-Olive Rayer. Wood engraving by L. Desgodetz [?] after H. Rousseau

Coloured lithograph of a cliffside monastery above a ravine, with the Dead Sea and arid hills in the distance.

The Dead Sea, looking east from Engedi towards the monastery of St. Saba and ancient Moab. Coloured lithograph by Lou…

Engraved sheet of twenty labelled bust portraits of 18th-century writers, arranged in five rows of four figures.

Writers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Wood engraving of a bearded man in a stone arch, with a telescope, armillary sphere, books and an Inquisition scroll.

Galileo Galilei. Wood engraving by L. Dumont after H. Rousseau

Coloured lithograph of the mosque of El Hakim in Cairo with a tall minaret, city walls, palm tree and camel riders.

The mosque of El Hakim and environs, Cairo. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraved plate of twenty labelled bust portraits of poets, classical and Renaissance, in four columns and five rows.

Poets: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Dante Alighieri. Colour lithograph, 1859, after S.S. Kirkup after a fresco attributed to Giotto

Coloured lithograph of Egyptian officials and British officers in a colonnaded hall overlooking a harbour with ships.

The Viceroy of Egypt in conversation with British officials, with attendants looking on, Alexandria, Egypt. Coloured…

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of 18th-century poets in wigs and period dress, labeled with names.

Poets: twenty portraits of writers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly dark hair and a dark coat, labelled Jos. Berres, with a small snake emblem below.

Joseph von Berres. Lithograph by J. Kriehuber, 1833

Josef Kriehuber

Coloured lithograph of Jerusalem seen from the south across a deep valley, with travellers on a path in the foreground.

Jerusalem from the south, Israel. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1842

Engraved grid of twenty oval portraits of dramatists and performers, each labelled with a surname, in period wigs and dress.

Dramatists and actors: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Stipple engraving portrait of Henry Baker in an oval, seated beside a microscope and bookshelves, with printed biography belo

Henry Baker. Stipple engraving by W. Nutter, 1812, after J. Thomson

portrait artist Thomson

Sepia lithograph of Kom Ombo temple ruins in Egypt, with carved columns, fallen stone blocks and three small figures.

Decorated columns of the ruins at Kom Ombo, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraved sheet of twenty labelled bust portraits of princes, legislators and statesmen, arranged in four rows.

Princes and statesmen: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, and Galileo Galilei: profile portraits taken from medals. Line…

Coloured lithograph of Erment ruins with fallen columns in the foreground, two men seated among them, and a temple under clou

Ruins of Erment, ancient Hermontis, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848

Engraved grid of twenty labelled bust portraits of mathematicians and astronomers, from Pythagoras to Newton.

Mathematicians and astronomers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Lithograph portrait of Sarah Biffin in a feathered bonnet, pearl necklace and ruffled dress, holding a paintbrush.

Sarah Biffin, a limbless artist. Lithograph by H. Grévedon after S. Biffin

Coloured lithograph of carved rock-cut facades at Petra with a camel caravan and robed riders in the foreground.

Petra: rock-cut buildings. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of popes, cardinals and prelates, each labelled with a name, numbered 17.

Popes and other churchmen: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache, in an oval frame with scrolling banners and inscriptions.

Bartholomaeus Nagel. Line engraving by G. Georgi, 1646

Giovanni Georgi

Coloured lithograph of a hazy desert valley with tall cliffs, a large boulder, and robed figures resting in the foreground.

The Rock of Moses in Wady-El-Leja valley, west of Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts…

Engraved grid of twenty labelled bust portraits of orators and physicians, classical figures above and early modern men below

Twenty portraits of orators and physicians. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Engraved oval portrait of John Patch, surgeon of Exeter, in a powdered wig and dark coat, with a laurel frame.

John Patch. Engraving by E. A. Ezekiel, 1789, after J. Opie

Coloured lithograph of the Dendera gateway in Egypt, with a winged sun disk, carved reliefs and small figures in sand.

Decorated gateway at Dendera, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Engraved sheet of twenty labelled bust portraits of public benefactors in armour, mitres, ruffs and wigs.

Philanthropists: twenty portraits of public benefactors. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Engraved oval portrait of an older man in a powdered wig, inside an ornate border, with a relief scene below.

John Patch. Colour engraving by E. A. Ezekiel, 1789, after J. Opie

Tinted lithograph of Philae temple in Egypt, with twin pylons, colonnades and two robed figures in the foreground.

Temple at Philae, Egypt. Tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Engraved grid of twenty ancient philosophers' busts, each labelled with a name, in hatched line work on paper.

Philosophers: twenty portraits of ancient thinkers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook