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Oval engraved portrait of a man with curly shoulder-length hair, white collar and dark buttoned doublet.

Christopher Bennet. Line engraving by P. Lombart, 1654

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed robe beside law books and an inkstand.

John Hyde. Engraving by W. Sharp after R. Home. Engraving

Engraved oval portrait bust of Charles I in armour and lace collar, with a title plate reading CHARLES I below.

King Charles I. Engraving after W. Dobson

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a beret, framed by Latin inscription and scrollwork.

Lazare Rivière [Riverius]. Line engraving by C. Brunand, 1663

Claudine Brunand

Oval engraved portrait of Jean Riolan, a bearded man in dark clothing and white collar, with French caption below.

Jean Riolan. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint group portrait of four men in oval frames wearing period wigs and dress, with name labels below.

John Dryden, Samuel Garth, John Vanbrugh, and Richard Steele. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Oval engraving of King James I and four Scottish writers in medallions within an ornate thistle-decorated frame.

King James I and VI, with four Scottish writers: Robert Burns, John (?) Home, Allan Ramsay, and James Beattie. Engraving

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-collared robe with chain, labeled Andre Mattioli, botanist and physician

Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark cap and cloak, holding a dial cube among scientific instruments on a table.

Nicholas Kratzer. Line engraving by F. J. Dequevauviller after G. Anastasi after H. Holbein

Hans Holbein the Younger

Antoine Petit. Line engraving by P. Laurent after A. Pujos, 1774

Etched portrait of Thomas Inglefield seated at a drawing table, drawing with his cheek and arm, with a printed caption below.

Thomas Inglefield, an artist born without limbs. Etching by S. Ireland, 1787, after F. Grose

Stipple engraving of a young man in a medallion frame with Latin inscriptions, a snake, urns, and an allegorical scroll below

Vincenzo Chiarugi. Stipple engraving by C. Lasinio, 1804

Colour stipple engraving of a woman with curly hair, white flowers, pearls and blue velvet, captioned Ninon Lenclos.

Ninon de Lenclos. Colour stipple engraving by P. Augrand after J. Petitot

Etched caricature of a man on crutches carrying a woman on his back, with a barking dog and a tall stooped figure at right.

Nathaniel St André and his wife Elizabeth. Etching by W. Austin, 1773

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a brimmed hat and fur-collared coat, labelled Pierre Belon.

Pierre Belon. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man with long hair holding a pen, with Latin inscription below.

Johannes Tilemann. Line engraving

Stipple engraving portrait of a woman with curled hair, flowers and a pearl necklace, with French verse caption below.

Ninon de Lenclos. Stipple engraving by P. Augrand after J. Petitot

Engraved oval portrait of Louis Pasteur, an older bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, on a pale sheet.

Louis Pasteur. Etching, 1891, after Nadar

Etched portrait of an older bearded man in a dark coat and bow tie, resting his hand on a chair against a dark background.

Henry Davis Pochin. Etching by L. Nassard

Oval stipple engraving of Charles de l'Ecluse, a bearded botanist in a ruff collar and ornate doublet, with printed caption b

Charles de l'Ecluse [Clusius]. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself after M. Rota

Lithographic bust portrait of Doña Catalina de Erauso wearing a white collar and breastplate, with printed caption below.

Catalina d'Erauso, a Spanish nun who lived as a male soldier in America. Lithograph by A.L. Noël, 1833, after F. Pacheco

Francisco Pacheco

Etching of a surgeon performing a dissection on a cadaver as a crowd of men in period dress looks on closely.

The Parisian surgeon and anatomist A. Velpeau (1795-1867) performing an anatomical dissection. Etching, after F.N.A.…

Augustin Feyen-Perrin

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a dark robe and skullcap, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Thomas Senacchius. Line engraving by D. Rossetti after S. Bombelli

Sebastiano Bombelli

Engraved oval portrait of Georg Wolfgang Gruber with allegorical figures, globes, instruments and a lute below.

Georg Wolfgang Gruber. Engraving by J.C. Reiff, ca. 1687

Johann Conradt Reiff

Mezzotint portrait of a seated woman with curled hair and pearls, with a crown beside her against a dark background.

Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV, seated; crown in the background. Mezzotint by D. Lucas after R. Bowyer, 1831

Lithograph bust portrait of an older bald man in a dark coat, cravat and lapel medal, with a caption below.

Christian Georg Theodor Ruete. Lithograph by G. F. Schlick, 1859

Pencil portrait of a man in a bow tie and waistcoat, labelled Michele Tenore, drawn by C. E. Liverati in 1841.

Michele Tenore. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in spectacles and bow tie, with handwritten inscription below.

Franz P. Liharzik. Lithograph by J. Havemann

Etched portrait of an older man in round spectacles and powdered wig, behind a draped table with a candle and classical colum

Henry Moyes. Etching by J. Kay, 1796

Lithograph portrait of a man in dark coat and white cravat, with the name Giuseppe Bolis printed below the image.

Giuseppe Bolis. Lithograph by J. Barbiroli