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Watercolour of a right forearm with a mottled red skin rash and a white cuff at the wrist, dated 1901.

A right arm with skin disease designated as Lichen variegatus. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1901

Coloured lithograph of carved columns and winged sun disk at the temple of Edfu, with seated figures on sand.

Columns of the temple at Idfu, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Franz Joseph Gall. Line engraving by A. C. Reindel, 1841, after Baron C. J. W. K. J. Haller de Hallerstein

Christoph Jacob Wilhelm Karl Joachim Haller von Hallerstein

Watercolour of a back covered in red skin lesions with a large central tumour, with small dark spots along the top edge.

Back of a woman with disease and tumour. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1894

Coloured lithograph of seated figures resting by palm trees near ruined stone structures in a desert landscape.

Male and female Ethiopian slaves resting, Korti, Sudan. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Stipple engraving of a bearded man seated with a sword, bags and a rolled map beside him.

James Augustus Grant. Stipple engraving by S. Hollyer after Urquart

Watercolour of a leg on white cloth showing red, scaly, cracked skin disease across the popliteal area.

Popliteal area with disease. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1900

Coloured lithograph of men resting with camels and smoking in a desert valley before jagged mountains.

Men resting their camels and smoking by the approach to Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe after D. Roberts…

Line engraving of Albia Terentia, a woman with pearls and draped gown, with a column and printed caption below.

Albia Terentia, mother of Otho, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Mezzotint of a kneeling bearded king in royal robes holding a crown of thorns, with an open book and light rays.

King Charles I. Mezzotint by J. Smith

Coloured lithograph of the Temple of Dandour in Nubia with stone columns, carved gateway and small figures before it.

Temple of Dandour, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with long hair, a decorated hat and loose shirt, inscribed Jacob Hall, 1810.

Jacob Hall, a tightrope walker. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1810, after J. van Oost

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat, in an oval frame, with German caption below.

Franz Xaver, Ritter von Rudtorffer. Stipple engraving by D. Weiss after K. J. A. Agricola

Coloured lithograph of a domed temple on a riverbank with a sailboat on the river and mountains behind.

Temple of Amdda of Hassaya seen from the river, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraving of six men of letters gathered around a globe, books and an oil lamp, with names and Latin verses below.

Six Italian men of letters. Engraving after G. Vasari, 1543

Line engraving of a monk holding a compass beside a perspective drawing of a star polyhedron, with a church in the background

Jean-François Nicéron. Line engraving by M. Lasne, 1646

Coloured lithograph of tall palm trees by a stream, with a village of domed white buildings and a minaret on the hill.

Palm trees at Jenin, possibly the site of ancient Jezreel. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Domitian, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after B. Campi

Bernardino Campi

Engraved portrait of James Watt, seated with his hand at his chin beside a table with papers, dated 1792.

James Watt. Engraving after C. F. von Breda, 1792

Carl Frederik von Breda

Oval line engraving portrait of Paul Fleming, a man with long curled hair, mustache and lace collar, with Latin inscriptions.

Paul Fleming [Flaming]. Line engraving, 1642

Etching of a bust portrait of a man in an oval medallion, supported by two cherubs with laurel and grape garlands.

Giovanni Girolamo Sbaraglia. Etching by D. Creti, 1716

Engraved portrait of Nero Claudius Caesar in armor and cloak, with decorative border and explanatory text below.

Nero, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Charles Robert Darwin. Etching by P.A. Rajon, ca. 1877, after W.W. Ouless, 1875

Walter William Ouless

Portrait of an elderly seated man with white hair and waistcoat, smiling, in an armchair; caption names M.E. Chevreul.

Michel Eugène Chevreul. Photogravure by Dujardin after F. Bocourt, 1886

Marie-Firmin Bocourt

Engraved bust portrait of Aulus Vitellius in armour and cloak, holding a rod, within an ornate frame with text below.

Vitellius, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Line engraving portrait of a man in a high-collared coat and cravat, with the name Walsh printed below.

Edward Walsh. Line engraving by J. Kirkwood, 1834, after J. Comerford

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with a floral headdress and pearl necklace, framed by an ornate border with a French verse

Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke. Line engraving by J. de Courbes, 1624

Jean de Courbes

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit, with the printed name Dr. Franz Zeidler beneath, dated 1853.

Franz Zeidler. Lithograph by Gabriel Decker, 1853

Engraved portrait of an older man in a dark coat and ruff collar, hand resting on a table beside a hat.

Leonhard Golling, a German brewer, standing by a table. Engraving by B. Kilian, c. 1667, after H. Popp

Pompeia, wife of Julius Caesar. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian