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Mezzotint portrait of John Locke with long wavy hair in an oval frame, inscribed John Locke Esq. below.

John Locke. Mezzotint after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Stipple engraving of Charles Hutton seated at a desk with a quill pen, open book, and stacked books, 1824.

Charles Hutton. Stipple engraving, 1824, after H. Ashby

Oval stipple engraving of a man in a tricorn hat and powdered wig, signed Holl sculp, after George Romney.

Richard Watson. Stipple engraving by Holl after G. Romney

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with powdered wig and cravat, with printed name caption below.

Martinus Nieuwenhuijzen. Stipple engraving by T. de Roode

Theodorus de Roode

Oval stipple engraving portrait of Sir Charles Lyell in dark coat and cravat, with signature below.

Sir Charles Lyell. Stipple engraving by W. H. Mote

William Henry Mote

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an elderly man with powdered hair and frilled cravat, with German inscription below.

Johann Friedrich Fritze. Stipple engraving by J.F. Jügel

Friedrich Jügel

Stipple engraving portrait of Dr Richard Morton, a man in a curled wig and lace cravat.

Richard Morton. Stipple engraving by J. W. Cook, 1820, after B. Orchard, 1692

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man in a wide hat and cloak, with a chapel and mountains behind him.

Frère Jacques de Beaulieu [Baulot]. Mezzotint by J. Gole after J. Pool

1665 or 1666-1745 Pool Juriaan

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded, bald man in a dark suit and bow tie, titled John Couch Adams, 1886.

John Couch Adams. Stipple engraving by G.J. Stodart after J. E. Mayall, 1886

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat, bow tie and waistcoat, against a shadowed background.

John Couch Adams. Mezzotint by S. Cousins after T. Mogford

John Abernethy. Stipple engraving after J. Partridge

Stipple engraving of John Sheldon, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a half-length portrait.

John Sheldon. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1809, after A. W. Devis

Arthur William Devis

Eilhard Mitscherlich. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1824, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of Cupid, Flora, Ceres and Esculapius honouring a bust of Linnaeus on a pedestal, with a cherub holding a g

Carolus Linnaeus. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1799, after J. Russell & J. Opie

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an elderly bald man in dark coat and white cravat, with caption naming Marc-Auguste Pictet

Marc-Auguste Pictet. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after F. Massot, 1809

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat resting his hand on his head, with books on a table beside him.

John Broster. Mezzotint by T. Hodgetts after J. Syme

Stipple engraving of a marble bust of an elderly man, the Rev. John Townsend, with printed dedication text below.

John Townsend. Stipple engraving by R. H. Dyer, 1827, after W. Behnes, 1824

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark coat, with a printed caption naming surgeon-anatomist Morand.

Jean Morand. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraved portrait of a seated man beside a pine cone drawing, with a cursive name inscription and coat of arms below.

Aylmer Bourke Lambert. Stipple engraving by Messrs Weddell, 1829, after H. Edridge

Stipple engraving portrait of Thomas Dick holding a quill, with a telescope and microscope beside him.

Thomas Dick. Stipple engraving by H. Cook

Heliogravure portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and cloak leaning on a stone balustrade against a dark background.

Ephraim Bonus. Heliogravure by Ch. Amand Durand after Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn

Stipple engraving of a standing statue of Isaac Newton holding a scroll, on a pedestal within an arched niche.

Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by J. Whessell, 1812, after L. F. Roubiliac, 1755

Louis-François Roubiliac

Stipple engraved portrait of Abraham Rees, an elderly man in a powdered wig and dark coat holding a cane.

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1825, after J. Opie

Christian Ludwig Mursinna. Stipple engraving by H. Lehmann junior

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat with a medal, by Ambroise Tardieu.

Pierre-Jacques-Thomas Cochon-Duvivier. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of a seated statue of James Watt reading a paper, on a stepped pedestal, with caption below.

James Watt. Stipple engraving by H. Adlard after H. Corbould after Sir F. Chantrey

Francis Legatt Chantrey

Oval mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and white cravat, with Latin inscriptions in the border.

Jacob Roman. Mezzotint by P. Schenk

Peter Schenk the Elder

Engraved portrait of John Booker holding a book, with an armillary sphere, quadrant and celestial medallion beside him.

John Booker. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper after Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit, oval frame, signed George Tate, by Henry Adlard.

George Tate. Stipple engraving by H. Adlard

Mezzotint oval portrait of Johann Gottlieb Schaeffer in a powdered wig and dark coat, with engraved inscription below.

Johann Gottlieb Schaeffer. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1775, after [F. X.?] Span, 1759

Johann Elias Haid

Engraved portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Fry in a bonnet and shawl, hands folded at waist, signed by engraver J. C. Buttre.

Elizabeth Fry. Engraving by J. C. Buttre

John Chester Buttre

Stipple engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat resting his hand on books, with a handwritten signature below.

Jonathan Pereira. Stipple engraving by D. J. Pound after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of Johann Heinrich Rahn, a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, in an oval frame.

Johann Heinrich Rahn. Mezzotint by J.E. Haid

Johann Elias Haid

Colour caricature of a bearded, bald professor in pince-nez holding a basket of eggs and a hatching chick.

Mathias Duval. Colour lithograph by Roc

active approximately 1886 Roc

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, against a shaded background.

John Baron. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after H. Room

Engraving of Galileo standing in a stone prison cell as onlookers peer through a barred window above.

Galileo Galilei. Wood engraving by F.L. Meyer, 1878, after C.T. von Piloty

Karl von Piloty

Stipple engraving of George Wither, a man in a lace ruff and embroidered doublet with a sword hilt.

George Wither. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper after W. Hole, 1617

Stipple engraving portrait of Edward Snape, a man in a powdered wig and dark coat holding a document, with a coat of arms bel

Edward Snape. Stipple engraving by J. Godby, 1791, after W. Whitby

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and frilled white cravat, with the printed name Sir Thomas Stamford Raffle

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1824

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in powdered wig, cravat and dark coat, captioned Barthez.

Paul Joseph Barthez. Stipple engraving by Lambert

Lambert frères

Stipple engraving portrait of William Locker in a dark coat with white cravat and powdered hair, against a dark background.

William Locker. Stipple engraving by H.T. Ryall, 1832, after G. Stuart

Stipple engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat, labeled as E. Senate, M.D., inventor of steel lozenges.

E. Senate. Stipple engraving by J. Wallis after R. Bull

Engraved portrait of a seated man in spectacles holding a quill beside a desk with inkwells and papers.

Jeremiah Donovan. Engraving by J. Hopwood, senior, 1809, after T. Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson

Stipple engraving portrait of zoologist Pierre André Latreille in an oval frame, wearing a dark coat and white cravat.

Pierre André Latreille. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1823, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat in a dark coat, set in an oval on tan paper.

Karl Asmund Rudolphi. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1820, after A. Temmel

Stipple engraving portrait of Carolus Linnaeus seated in an armchair, wearing a powdered wig and a decorated order on his coa

Carolus Linnaeus. Stipple engraving by S. G. & J. G. Facius after A. Roslin, 1775

Alexander Roslin

Engraved portrait of Captain James Cook in naval coat, surrounded by vignettes of ships, canoes and island figures.

James Cook. Engraving by J. Rogers after Sir N. Dance-Holland, 1776

Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Oval stipple engraving of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, with handwritten name inscription below.

John Mackie. Stipple engraving by G. Glover after A. Penley

Aaron Edwin Penley

Stipple engraving of Charles Walmesley, bishop, in an oval, wearing a cross pendant and holding a book.

Charles Walmesley. Stipple engraving by G. Keating

Steel engraving portrait of Richard Partridge, a man with swept-back hair in a high collar and cravat.

Richard Partridge. Steel engraving by Francis Holl after G. Richmond

George Richmond

Stipple engraving portrait of Edward Jenner M.D., man in dark coat and white cravat with hand to his cheek, oval frame.

Edward Jenner. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1804, after J. Northcote, 1803

James Northcote

Stipple engraving portrait of Samuel Clarke, a man in a powdered wig and clerical bands, in an oval frame.

Samuel Clarke. Stipple engraving by Nixon after T. Gibson

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat, cravat and medal, labelled Dr Ernst Ludwig Heim.

Ernst Ludwig Heim. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1819, after F. K. Tielker

Franz Karl Tielker

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with caption naming zoologist Dumont de Sainte Croix.

Charles-Henri-Frédéric Dumont de Sainte Croix. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark double-breasted coat and white cravat, labelled Thomas Nuttall.

Thomas Nuttall. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1825, after W. Derby

Sketched portrait of a man with curly shoulder-length hair and lace collar, with French handwritten captions above and below.

Blaise Pascal. Stipple engraving, 1844, after J. Domat, 1637

Black and white portrait of a seated man with a mustache holding an open book, printed on a light mount.

David Livingstone. Photogravure after F. Havill

Frederick Havill

Jean-Theophile Gahn. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Georg Wolfgang Augustin Fikenscher. Stipple engraving by C. W. Bock, 1798, after himself

Christoph Wilhelm Bock

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Jacques-Louis Marin de France.

Jacques-Louis Marin de France. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of Sir Samuel Garth in a full periwig and dark coat, with an inscribed coat of arms below.

Sir Samuel Garth. Mezzotint by J. Faber, junior, 1733, after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Stipple engraving portrait of Samuel Crompton, seated with his hand to his head, dark coat and white cravat.

Samuel Crompton. Stipple engraving by J. Morrison after C. Allingham

Charles Allingham

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, before a draped curtain.

Sir Lachlan Maclean. Mezzotint by J. Young, 1818, after J. G. Strutt

Jacob George Strutt

Stipple engraving portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Thomas Young, M.D. F.R.S.

Thomas Young. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1840, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Mezzotint portrait of a man with wavy hair and white cravat, signed John Sims M.D. below the image.

John Sims. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1839, after C. R. Leslie, 1824

Charles Robert Leslie

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man with long wavy hair, labelled Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleeff.

Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev. Stipple engraving by G. J. Stodart after W. Brookes

Warwick Brookes

Stipple engraving portrait of seated Professor William Thomas Brande in dark coat, holding a closed book.

William Thomas Brande. Stipple engraving by C. W. Sharpe after L. Wyon

Grey wash portrait of a man in a dark robe with a white collar, holding a quill over an open book beside bookshelves.

Michiel Boudewyns. Drawing by A. van Diepenbeeck, 1664

Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and waistcoat, resting his hand on an open book beside a chair.

John Fothergill. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1781, after G. Stuart

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with engraved caption below.

Sir William Jackson Hooker. Mezzotint by W. Walker after S. Gambardella

Spiridione Gambardella

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a wig and embroidered coat, with bookshelves and an open book behind him.

Robert Conny. Mezzotint by J. Faber, 1722, after A. Vanderhagen

Alexander van der Hagen

Wood engraving of a standing man in a frock coat leaning on a bookcase, holding an open book, with caption naming John Grant.

John Grant. Wood engraving by C. Grant, 1838

Colesworthey Grant

Stipple engraving portrait of a young man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Henry Lichtenstein.

Martin Heinrich Karl Lichtenstein. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1812

Stipple engraving of an elderly man with powdered hair in a dark cassock and white clerical collar, signed Goulu.

Charles Michel, Abbé de l'Epée. Stipple engraving by F.S. Goulu

Ferdinand Sébastien Goulu

Stipple engraving of seated John Locke in dark robes and lace cuffs in an armchair before bookshelves.

John Locke. Stipple engraving by H. Robinson, 1832, after Sir G. Kneller, 1704

Godfrey Kneller

Wood engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man with wavy white hair in a dark coat and cravat.

John Conolly. Wood engraving after T.D. Scott, 1866

Thomas Dewell Scott

Stipple engraving portrait of a grey-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a medal, turned three-quarters to the v

Edmé Joachim Bourdois de la Motte. Stipple engraving by A. J. Mécou after J. Isabey

Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and powdered wig, seated beside a writing desk with inkwell and quill.

Alexander Hunter. Mezzotint by J. R. Smith, 1805

John Raphael Smith

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man with long hair and white collar, hand on chest, on cream paper.

August Herrmann Franke. Stipple engraving by T. Blood, 1813

Stipple engraving portrait of Peter Dollond in a powdered wig and dark coat, with a telescope beside him.

Peter Dollond. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1820, after J. Hoppner

Jean-Anne-Henri Depaul. Process print by Reymond, 1896

active 1896 Reymond

Stipple engraving portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with bookshelves and a potted plant behind him.

Noël Joseph de Necker. Stipple engraving by A. Karcher, 1786, after F. Beckers, 1785

Francisca Beckers

Coloured stipple engraving of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, in an oval frame, dated 1794.

Franciscus Josephus Pahud de Valangin. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Collyer, 1794, after L. F. Abbott

Lemuel Francis Abbott

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in dark coat, hand on chin, beside books.

John Hunter. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man in a dark coat holding a telescope, with a dedicatory inscription below.

William Locker. Stipple engraving by J. Heath after L. F. Abbott

Lemuel Francis Abbott

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in fur clothing holding a spyglass beside graves, with a ship and icy cliffs behind.

Elisha Kent Kane. Engraving by D. G. Thompson, 1858, after J. B. Wandesforde

Juan Buckingham Wandesforde

Johann Caspar Lavater. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1813

Stipple engraving portrait of John Wallis in academic gown and black cap, with a pocket watch and document on a table.

John Wallis. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1825, after W. Derby after Sir G. Kneller, 1701

Godfrey Kneller

Mezzotint portrait of Reverend Adam Sedgwick in academic gown holding a cap, with a map on the wall behind him.

Adam Sedgwick. Mezzotint by S. Cousins, 1833, after T. Phillips, 1832

Thomas Phillips

Hand-coloured oval portrait engraving of a clergyman in a white wig and black gown, with botanical flowers above.

Thomas Martyn. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Vendramini after J. Russell

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a quill pen beside a writing table.

John Hull. Mezzotint by D. Lucas after D. H. Parry

Mezzotint portrait of a bewigged man in a lace collar beside an open book and a globe, with Latin inscription below.

Johann Georg Volckamer. Mezzotint by G. Fennitzer, 16--

Georg Fennitzer

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in academic robe holding a rolled document beside a carved table and armchair.

James George Beaney. Mezzotint by H. S. Sadd after W. Bardwell

William Bardwell

Engraved print of Jean Paul Marat in an oval portrait, with a crowd scene and French text below.

Jean Paul Marat. Mezzotint by C. F. Levachez & J. Duplessi-Bertaux, 1797

Charles François Gabriel Levachez

Mezzotint portrait of Watson Alcock, seated in a chair with one hand resting on a book, dark coat and cravat.

Watson Alcock. Mezzotint by C. Turner after J. H. Taylor, 1840

Joseph H. Taylor

Stipple engraving of a man in a powdered wig, dark buttoned coat and white cravat, labelled André Levret.

André Levret. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after J. B. S. Chardin, 1746

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin