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Etched portrait of Foolish Sam, a standing man in ragged clothes and a head wrap on a cobbled street.

Foolish Sam, a mentally defective man in London. Etching by B. Nebot, ca. 1773

Balthasar Nebot

Coloured lithograph of a wide river valley seen from rocky cliffs, with travellers and camels on the path in the foreground.

Valley of the river Jordan. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of 18th-century writers in wigs and period dress, labelled by name.

Writers: twenty portraits of essayists and novelists. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Engraved portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed hat and chain collar, with a Latin caption below the image.

Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim [Paracelsus]. Etching by R. Gaywood after Sir P. P. Rubens after Q. Matsys

Coloured lithograph of Baalbek ruins with columns, seated smoking men in turbans, camels and tents on dry ground.

The ancient city of Baalbec. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in dark coat and white cravat, with a medal on his lapel, captioned Prof. P. Hendriksz.

Pieter Hendriksz. Lithograph attributed to P.G. Sjamaar after J. Hari I.

Two engraved portraits on one page: Nicolaus Copernicus above in a rectangular frame, Theodore Beza below in an oval.

Nicolaus Copernicus (above); Theodore Beza (below). Line engraving, 1797, after T. Park

Coloured lithograph of a rocky desert valley with a monastery, towers, travelers on a path, and a distant lake.

Wilderness of Engedi, with the monastery of St. Saba, looking toward the Dead Sea. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe…

Coloured stipple engraving of Blaise Pascal in an oval portrait, with a lamp and writing hand in a vignette below.

Blaise Pascal. Coloured stipple engraving by T. Dale, 1822, after G. Edelinck after F. Quesnel, junior

Stipple engraving of John Smith, known as Buckhorse, a bald pugilist in a buttoned coat with fists raised.

John Smith, known as Buckhorse, a pugilist. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1822, after D. Dodd

Coloured lithograph of the Temple of Kalabshe beside a river, with boats, figures and rocky hills under a cloudy sky.

Temple of Kalabshe, ancient Nubia. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment and ruff collar, with handwritten inscription below.

Johan Fonteyn. Etching after J.H. Muller

Jan Harmensz. Muller

Full-length gouache portrait of a standing man in a frock coat and pinstriped trousers, wearing pince-nez glasses.

Ernst Ott. Gouache and watercolour by Pip, 1911

active 1910-1911 Pip

Coloured lithograph of the Karnak temple ruins in Egypt with an obelisk, columns, palm trees and travelers on a sandy path.

Karnak, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Monochrome lithographic portrait of a seated young man in a dark coat and black cravat, signed Wiedenbauer 1846.

Karl Ludwig Sigmund, Ritter von Ilanor (?). Lithograph by G. Wiedenbauer, 1846

Georg Wiedenbauer

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, framed by trumpets, flags, laurel and a book.

Tobias George Smollett. Line engraving by W. & D. Lizars

Coloured lithograph of Sidon's seafront with fishermen on a sandy beach, a beached boat, and white town buildings beyond.

Sidon, with fishermen and other figures in the foreground. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Line engraving of Euclid in an octagonal frame, with a globe, armillary sphere and mathematical instruments below.

Euclid. Line engraving

Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron. Lithograph by C. Picard, 184…

Jean-Pierre Thénot

Coloured lithograph of temple ruins with tall columns, robed figures, fallen stones and a palm tree in a desert.

Ruins of the temple of Madînat Habû at Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Etched bust portrait of an older bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Lalauze below.

Léon Labbé. Etching by A. de Lalauze, 1891

Adolphe Lalauze

Engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair and a fur-trimmed cloak, with a Latin inscription below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by A. Masson

Coloured lithograph of a temple with twin pylons and fallen stones, with figures seated nearby and mountains beyond a river.

Figures at the temple of Wadi Saboua, Sudan. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

William Frédéric Edwards. Engraving after David D'Angers

Coloured stipple engraving portrait of Lavoisier in an oval frame, with a small laboratory scene below.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1812, after J. L. David

Jacques-Louis David

Coloured lithograph of the rock-cut statues of Abu Simbel viewed from the Nile, with a sailboat in the foreground.

Colossal statues excavated at Abu Simbel, seen from the Nile, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David R…

Line engraving of a man with long hair in an oval frame, above open books and scientific instruments labeled Descartes.

René Descartes. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1767, after F. Hals, 1649

Watercolour portrait of a grey-haired man with red scaly skin lesions on his face and forearm, against a white background.

A man with disease designated as Lupus erythematosus. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1902

Coloured lithograph of robed travellers at a desert encampment with tents and distant mountains under a hazy sky.

Encampment in the desert, with Mount Seir in the distance, Wady Arabah. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after Davi…

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a double-breasted coat, above an oval of two serpents around the name OKE

Lorenz Oken [Okenfuss]. Line engraving by M. Steinla after J. W. C. Roux

Jakob Wilhelm Christian Roux