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Oval engraved portrait of Francis Moore, a man with curled wig and white cravat, with caption below.

Francis Moore. Pen drawing by M. Nickson, 1810, after J. Drapentier

Lithographic portrait of a man with folded arms in a greatcoat and cravat, with a crest and the name Thomas Ring below.

Thomas Ring. Lithograph by R. J. Lane, 1811

Richard James Lane

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Antoine Risso, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Antoine Risso. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself, 1826

Ambroise Tardieu

Line engraving portrait of a man with long hair in an oval frame, with a shield crest and inscription below.

John Locke. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1713, after Sir G. Kneller, 1697

Godfrey Kneller

Pen drawing of a bald, moustached doctor seated at a desk, surrounded by cherubs and infant faces, from Le Gotha Médical.

Jacques Joseph Grancher. Reproduction of pen drawing by J. Veber

Lithographic portrait of John Kay in a tricorn hat and lace cravat, with printed inscription and signature below.

John Kay. Lithograph by G. E. Madeley

George E. Madeley

Mezzotint portrait of Sir Isaac Newton with long wavy hair and white cravat, with French text caption below.

Sir Isaac Newton. Mezzotint by J. MacArdell, 1760, after E. Seeman, 1726

Lithograph oval portrait of a woman in a feathered hat, dark bodice and patterned shawl, titled Miss Biffin.

Sarah Biffin, a limbless artist. Lithograph by R. T. Stothard after S. Biffin

Lithograph portrait of seated man in period dress at a draped table, with a loom and spinning wheel scene behind him.

John Kay. Lithograph by W. Physick, 1843

Engraved portrait of King George III in military uniform with a horse and urn in the background under a cloudy sky.

King George III standing, in military uniform; horse in the background. Etching and stipple by B. Smith after W. Beec…

William Beechey

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in an oval frame, dark coat and white cravat, with German caption below.

Jean de Carro. Stipple engraving by J. C. Richter after C. Rahl

Carl Heinrich Rahl

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and a falling collar, in an oval frame with a Latin inscription below.

John Pordage. Line engraving after W. Faithorne

William Faithorne

Oval mezzotint portrait of David Hoogstraten, a man with curled wig and white collar, with Latin inscription below.

David Hoogstraten. Mezzotint by P. Schenck after himself

Peter Schenk the Elder

Engraved portrait of a seated man in clerical bands with a book, beside an inkwell and quill on a draped table.

George Collison. Engraving by R. Woodman after E.B. Morris

Ebenezer Butler Morris

Line engraving portrait of Edward Rigby, a balding man with curly hair, cravat and high-collared coat, after M Sharp.

Edward Rigby. Etching by Mrs D. Turner, 1816, after M. Sharp, 1815

Line engraving portrait of a man in a full curled wig and white collar, set in an oval frame with Latin text.

Dietrich Conerding. Line engraving by C. Romstet

Christian Romstet

Lithograph portrait of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak with a cross, with French text below.

Joseph Xavier Tissot, in religion Father Hilarion. Lithograph by A. Lalauze [?]

Adolphe Lalauze

Lithograph grid of eight 19th-century men in dark coats, several wearing medals, with French labels and a serpent-cup emblem.

Eight famous European doctors. Lithograph by J.F.G. Llanta, 1832

Jacques François Llanta

Oval engraved portrait of a man in 18th-century dress, framed by grass and a caterpillar, with Latin text below.

Giuseppe Valentino Vianelli. Line engraving by I. Rosaspina after A.F. Adrien

Giuseppe Rosaspina

Sepia chiaroscuro print of Sir Christopher Wren in a laurel wreath, flanked by allegorical figures, putti and St Paul's Cathe

Sir Christopher Wren. Chiaroscuro woodcut by E. Kirkall after H. Cooke after J. Closterman, 1695

John Closterman

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and white cravat, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Johann Andreas Fischer. Line engraving attributed to Caspar (Jasper) Specht

Etched portrait of a seated street singer in a wide-brimmed hat holding a walking stick and song sheets, with a stone wall an

Guillaume de Limoges, a lame street singer. Etching by G. Audran

Oval line engraving of a smiling man in academic gown and wig, with bookshelves and an armillary sphere behind him.

Dominique François Rivard. Line engraving by G.E. Petit as successor to E. Desrochers, 1745

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Line engraving of a bearded man in an oval frame with an ornate cartouche and Latin inscription.

Johannes Antonius Maginus. Line engraving by H. David, 1632, after himself

Roddy Rodgers, a man without arms. Etching by J. Basire

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and white collar, with Latin inscription below.

Johannes Borgesius. Line engraving, 1654

Line engraving portrait of Christian Perizonius in an oval frame, wearing a dark cap, white collar and gown.

Christian Perizonius. Line engraving attributed to S. van Lamseerde, 1654

Steven van Lamsweerde

Oval engraved portrait of Benedictus Spinoza with curly hair and white collar, above a pedestal with inscription.

Benedictus (Baruch) Spinoza. Line engraving by E. Fessard, 1744

Etienne Fessard

Johann Rudolph Deiman. Aquatint attributed to E. Quenedey, 1800

Edme Quenedey des Ricets

Lithograph of bearded men gathered around a laboratory table with glass flasks while students watch from a staircase.

Henri Sainte-Claire Deville demonstrating an experiment in the inorganic chemistry laboratory at the École Normal Sup…

Léon Augustin Lhermitte