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Mezzotint portrait of a man in a period wig and lace cuffs, seated beside a potted plant, globe and books, with Latin text be

Johannes Gessner. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after R. Dällicker

Johan Rudolf Dällicker

Stipple engraving of a statue of Isaac Newton in academic robes holding a scroll, standing on a pedestal beneath a Gothic arc

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

Louis-François Roubiliac

Hand-coloured stipple engraving portrait of William Hunter in a powdered wig and blue coat, oval vignette background.

William Hunter. Coloured stipple engraving by B. Smith, 1817, after M. Haughton after M. Chamberlin

Mason Chamberlin

Mezzotint portrait of a young man in a dark coat and white cravat, chin resting on his hand, with a signature below.

Sir Humphry Davy. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1835, after H. Howard

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, with caption and signature below.

Sir David Brewster. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after Sir H. Raeburn

Engraved portrait of Sir Christopher Wren in a long curled wig and lace cravat, with a domed building behind him.

Sir Christopher Wren. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Stipple engraving portrait of Wilhelm Andreas Haase, seated with one hand on a closed book, in a dark coat.

Wilhelm Andreas Haase. Stipple engraving by F.W. Bollinger after F.A. Junge

Friedrich August Junge

Stipple engraving of a clergyman in a white wig and black gown with white bands, seated at a table beside an open book.

John Wesley. Stipple engraving by T. A. Dean after J. Jackson

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in an embroidered ceremonial robe beside a table with a hat and document.

Sir Charles Nicholson. Mezzotint by J. R. Jackson after H. W. Phillips

Henry Wyndham Phillips

Stipple engraving portrait of Edward Daniel Clarke, a bust-length man in a gown and cravat, against a shaded background.

Edward Daniel Clarke. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer, 1814, after J. Jackson

Stipple engraved portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Theodoric Romeyn Beck.

Theodoric Romeyn Beck. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall after H. McBride

Stipple engraved portrait of a bald man in a dark coat, white cravat and star medal, titled Delambre.

Jean Baptiste Joseph, Count Delambre. Stipple engraving by B. Holl after L.L. Boilly

Louis-Léopold Boilly

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curled powdered hair and embroidered coat in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription below.

Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Martini. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1775, after J. M. Falbe, 1775

Joachim Martin Falbe

Stipple engraving oval portrait of William Kirby, an older man in a dark coat and cravat, with French caption below.

William Kirby. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after H. Howard

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat beside a desk with an open book, inkwell and quill pen.

Joseph Hodgson. Mezzotint by S. Cousins after J. Partridge

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man in a fur-collared coat and hat holding a book, titled James Ferguson, F.R.S.

James Ferguson. Mezzotint by F. Haward, 1776, after J. Northcote

James Northcote

Stipple engraving of Sir Hugh Myddelton, an elderly man in a dark robe, white ruff and gold chain, in a formal pose.

Sir Hugh Myddelton. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran, 1831, after C. Johnson, 1632

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

Mezzotint portrait of an older man standing beside a seated boy resting on an open book, dark tonal background.

John Dawson. Mezzotint by W. W. Barney, 1809, after J. Allen

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with Latin inscription naming Johann Valentin von H

Johann Valentin von Hildenbrand. Stipple engraving by J. J. Neidl after J. H. Jenny

Johann Heinrich Jenny

Hand-coloured stipple engraving of John Hunter, an older man with grey hair and blue coat, hand on chin, beside a book.

John Hunter. Coloured stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1814, after J. Jackson after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786

Joshua Reynolds

Mezzotint portrait of Pieter van Musschenbroek in a powdered wig and academic gown, within an ornate Rococo frame.

Pieter van Musschenbroek. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after J. M. Quinkhard, 1738

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Stipple engraving portrait of William Lilly the astrologer with a celestial globe, astrological charts, and quill.

William Lilly. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman after W. Marshall, 1659

William Marshall

Stipple engraving portrait of J.W. von Goethe in an oval frame, wearing a dark coat and white cravat.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Stipple engraving by W. Nutter [?], 1801, after Meyer after F. Büri, 1800

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark gown beside open books and draped curtains.

Joseph Thackeray. Mezzotint by W. J. Ward, 1832, after J. Jackson and B. E. Duppa

Watercolour portrait of an older bearded man in a dark suit using a pipette over a beaker of red liquid in a laboratory.

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh. Watercolour by F.T. Dalton, 1899

Frederick Thomas Dalton

Joseph Priestley. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of Anthony Askew in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed gown, with a hand resting on an open Greek book.

Anthony Askew. Mezzotint by T. Hodgetts after A. Ramsay

Stipple engraving of Roger Bacon in an oval frame, wearing a three-cornered hat, with one hand on an open book.

Roger Bacon. Stipple engraving after Ægidius Sadeler

Aegidius Sadeler

Stipple engraving of Thomas Jefferson standing beside a table with the Declaration of Independence, a bust, and scientific in

Thomas Jefferson. Stipple engraving by C. Tiebout after R. Peale

Rembrandt Peale

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in formal dress beside books, a quill pen, a rolled document and a domed building.

James Bentley. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1850, after J. P. Knight

John Prescott Knight

Stipple engraving portrait of A. I. Coffin, M.D., a white-haired man in spectacles and dark suit resting a hand on books.

Albert Isaiah Coffin. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall after Charpentier

Henry Bryan Hall

Stipple engraving portrait of John Locke, bust-length, long hair, dark coat, white cravat, books behind him.

John Locke. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite after Sir G. Kneller, 1704

Godfrey Kneller

Wood engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark jacket and cravat, within an oval frame.

John Phillips. Wood engraving by R. & E. Taylor after T.D. Scott, 1874

Thomas Dewell Scott

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs, holding a quill pen at a writing desk.

Jacob de Castro-Sarmento. Mezzotint by R. Houston after R. E. Pine

Robert Edge Pine

Stipple engraved portrait of an older man with curled hair and lace collar, labelled BOUDOU.

Pierre Boudou. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of Sir Samuel Garth in a curled powdered wig and dark coat, half-turned toward the viewer.

Sir Samuel Garth. Stipple engraving by R. Newton, 1823, after G. Clint after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Mark Akenside. Stipple engraving by R. Woodman, 1837, after A. Pond

Stipple engraving portrait of Robert Boyle in a long curled periwig and cravat, within an oval vignette.

Robert Boyle. Stipple engraving by R. Woodman after J. Kerseboom

Johann Kerseboom

Hand-coloured oval stipple portrait of John Stephens, a smiling man in a wide-brimmed hat and green coat, 1791.

John Stephens. Coloured stipple engraving by G. Hawkins, 1791, after J. Bowring, 1787

Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux, profile looking left. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself after J. S. Colman

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, medal on chest, holding a book, with signature b

Sir James McGrigor. Stipple engraving by J. Holl, 1839, after H. Room

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak, resting his hand on a book, with Latin inscription below.

Christian von Wolff. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid after G. Boy

Stipple engraving of an elderly man in a dark robe seated in a chair beside a stone column and drapery.

William Harvey. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1839, after C. Janssen

Stipple engraving of an elderly clergyman in a white wig and black gown, seated beside an open book.

John Wesley. Stipple engraving by W. T. Fry after J. Renton

William Thomas Fry

Stipple engraving portrait of seated bald man in dark coat holding a book, with printed caption Olinthus Gregory below.

Olinthus Gilbert Gregory. Stipple engraving by H. Robinson after R. Evans

Wood engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and bow tie, after a photograph by Mayall.

George James Guthrie. Wood engraving by F.S., 1856, after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat holding flowers, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.L. Hirschmann

Johann Leonhard Hirschmann

Stipple engraving portrait of Pliny the Elder, bearded man with long hair in a dark mantle, octagonal frame.

Caius Plinius Secundus senior. Stipple engraving by F. W. Bollinger

Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark academic gown, standing with a cane against a plain background.

Peter Guthrie Tait. Mezzotint by J. Faed after Sir G. Reid

Stipple engraving of a bewigged man in a dark coat and cravat, with a Latin inscription on a plinth below.

Christianus de Helwich. Stipple engraving by F. G. Wolffgang after F. Jachmann

Friedrich Jachmann

Black and white mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a carved armchair with books and an inkwell on a desk beside him.

John Butter. Mezzotint by H. Cousins after J. Lucas

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left, with the name Richard Temple below.

Richard Temple. Mezzotint by J. Young, 1802, after W. Owen

Engraved portrait of a bearded man seated beside a draped table with a book, with printed caption and signature below.

James Sheridan Muspratt. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after A. Claudet

Antoine Claudet

Stipple engraving of a seated man in a dark coat, with a handwritten signature and M.D. F.R.S. below the portrait.

Edward Jenner. Stipple engraving by W. H. Mote after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on paper on a table.

John Mackintosh. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1838, after J. Watson-Gordon

John Watson Gordon

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a German calligraphic title below.

Johann Adam Schmidt. Stipple engraving by C. H. Rahl, 1801, after J. A. Kapeller

Josef Anton Kapeller

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man with a cane beside a draped table, quill and inkwell, with a building in the background.

Dauntsey Hulme. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds, 1830, after J. Lonsdale

Engraved oval portrait of a bewigged man in embroidered robes, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Johann Jakob Baier. Engraving by M. Rösler, 1728

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Dr. C.A.F. Kluge.

Karl Alexander Ferdinand Kluge. Stipple engraving by J.F. Bolt, 1828, after E.F. Bussler

Ernst Friedrich Bussler

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Peter Templeman in a powdered wig and dark coat, with engraved inscription below.

Peter Templeman. Stipple engraving by W. Evans, 1799, after R. Cosway

Sir William Butts. Stipple engraving by W.N. Gardiner, 1790, after S. Harding after H. Holbein

Hans Holbein the Younger

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a white wig and embroidered coat, with books, a glass and a star emblem, in a rococo fr

Georg Bernard Bilfinger. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid

Johann Jacob Haid

Stipple engraving portrait of a middle-aged man in a fur-collared coat and cravat, with Italian caption beneath.

Michele Vincenzo Giacinto Malacarne. Stipple engraving by L. Rados after R. Focosi

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a book, with a heraldic shield and motto below.

Dawson Turner. Stipple engraving by A. Fox after M. W. Sharp

Michael William Sharp

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark fur-collared coat, with printed biographical text below.

James Jay Mapes. Stipple engraving by J. Sartain after himself

Stipple engraving portrait of Antonio Porati, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with Italian inscription below.

Antonio Porati. Stipple engraving by G. Rados, junior, after Demarchi

Vincenzo Demarchi

Stipple engraved portrait of a bearded man with his hand raised to his head, printed on a page with a caption.

James Joseph Sylvester. Stipple engraving by G. J. Stodart after Messrs J. Stilliard & Co.

George J. Stodart

Oval stipple engraving of Edward Archer, M.D., an 18th-century man in a powdered wig and dark coat.

Edward Archer. Stipple engraving by H. Kingsbury after R. E. Pine, 1782

Robert Edge Pine

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a hat and cape, turned to the left, with the name Soyer below.

Alexis Benoît Soyer. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall, 1859, after E. Soyer, 1843

Adam Walker. Stipple engraving after S. Drummond

Samuel Drummond

Stipple engraving portrait of James Gregory with long wavy hair, white collar and dark robe, beside a globe.

James Gregory. Stipple engraving by E. Harding after Count H. D. E. Buchan

Oval mezzotint portrait of Nathaniel Godbold in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, with engraved caption and coat of arms belo

Nathaniel Godbold. Mezzotint by H. Kingsbury after A. Pope

Engraved portrait of a seated bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, in an ornate armchair before a patterned wall.

Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville-sur-Illon, Comte de Lacépède. Engraving by T. Todeschini after Demarchi

Vincenzo Demarchi

Stipple engraving portrait of a seated man in dark dress with a cravat, hand resting on a book, signed William Beattie M.D.

William Beattie. Stipple engraving by T. Rogers after H. Room

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair holding a book titled New Family Herbal, in an octagonal frame.

Robert John Thornton. Stipple engraving by Holl, 1813, after J. Russell

Engraved portrait of Bernhard Siegfried Albinus in a dark robe and powdered wig, resting an arm on a stone parapet.

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus. Engraving by J. Houbraken after C. de Moor

Karel Isaak de Moor

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and lace collar, captioned Sir Francis Drake.

Sir Francis Drake. Stipple engraving by F. W. Bollinger

Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly shoulder-length hair, white collar and dark cloak, labelled Pascal.

Blaise Pascal. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer after F. Quesnel, junior

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and black robe, inside an oval frame with a coat of arms.

Conrad Hieronymus Eberhard, called Schwind. Mezzotint by B. Vogel after F. Lippold, 1733

Colour mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a rust-red fur-collared coat, within an oval frame.

Benjamin Franklin. Colour mezzotint by F. Janinet, 1789, after J. S. Duplessis, 1778

Joseph-Siffred Duplessis

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark waistcoat and white cravat, one hand resting on a table before a draped curtain.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Mezzotint by W. O. Geller, 1841, after M. Claxton

Marshall Claxton

Sir John Leslie. Stipple engraving by J. Johnstone after B. W. Crombie

Benjamin William Crombie

Stipple engraving of a bust of a man with curly hair wrapped in drapery, on a pedestal against black background.

Sir James McGrigor. Stipple engraving by H. Adlard

Stipple engraving portrait of John Locke, bust-length, wearing a dark robe, on a cream printed page.

John Locke. Stipple engraving by R. Hicks, 1836, after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed coat and broad hat, holding a book and quill, titled James Ferguson.

James Ferguson. Stipple engraving by T. Wright after J. Northcote

James Northcote

Stipple engraving portrait of Dr Isaac Schomberg in powdered wig and lace cravat, oval frame on cream paper.

Isaac Schomberg. Stipple engraving by W. P. Sherlock, 1799, after T. Hudson

James Dana. Stipple engraving by H. W. Smith, 1869

H. Wright Smith

Stipple engraved portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, captioned John George Children.

John George Children. Stipple engraving by W. Raddon, 1839, after E. U. Eddis

Eden Upton Eddis

Stipple engraving portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, with the handwritten name Olinthus Gregory below

Olinthus Gilbert Gregory. Stipple engraving after Derby

Stipple engraving portrait of a seated man with a mustache, wearing a dark suit and cravat, beside a column.

Campbell Morfit. Stipple engraving by C. Cook

Engraved portrait of Florence Nightingale in a lace bonnet and dark patterned dress, seated with her hand on a book.

Florence Nightingale. Engraving, 1872, after A. Chappel

Stipple engraving portrait of George William Manby in fur-trimmed military coat holding a sword, bust length.

George William Manby. Stipple engraving by T. Blood, 1813, after S. Lane

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with wavy hair, dark cravat and lapel medal, captioned Dr. F. A. von Ammon.

Friedrich Augustus von Ammon. Stipple engraving by L. Linsen after F. S. Hanfstaengl

Franz Hanfstaengl

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Johann Adam Schmidt, an older man in powdered wig and dark coat, with caption below.

Johann Adam Schmidt. Stipple engraving by J. Putz after J. A. Kapeller

Josef Anton Kapeller

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a buttoned coat and white cravat, captioned Joh. Tob. Bürg.

Johann Tobias Buerg. Stipple engraving by C. Westermayer

Konrad Westermayr

Stipple engraved oval portrait of Louis Odier, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Louis Odier. Stipple engraving by N. Schenker after F. C. Massot