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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

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Geoffroy-St.-Hilaire.

Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraved oval portrait of Sir Lucas Pepys, an elderly man with powdered hair in a dark coat and cravat.

Sir Lucas Pepys. Stipple engraving by J. Godby, 1809, after H. Edridge

Stipple engraved oval portrait of John Napier, bearded man in lace ruff, within an oak wreath, with a quotation below.

John Napier. Stipple engraving by J. Beugo after Brown

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Vincent Malacarne, médecin-anatomiste.

Michele Vincenzo Giacinto Malacarne. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Thomas Martyn. Stipple engraving by J. Farn, 1795, after S. Drummond

Samuel Drummond

Mezzotint portrait of Edward Jenner in a dark coat and white cravat, with engraved caption below.

Edward Jenner. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1808, after J. Hazlitt, 1808

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with an oval hospital view and caption below.

Richard Baldwyn. Stipple engraving by N. Branwhite, 1802, after M. Brown

George Hamilton. Stipple engraving by D. Orme after himself

Stipple engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair and frilled cravat, with caption naming Dr. Scherff.

Johann Christian Friedrich Scherf. Stipple engraving by C. Felsing after J. C. Rincklake

Johann Christoph Rincklake

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and frilled cuffs, seated with hands folded, labelled William Prowting

William Prowting. Mezzotint by C. Townley, 1797, after L. Abbott

Lemuel Francis Abbott

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, chin resting on his hand, against a dark background.

John Wolcot [Peter Pindar]. Mezzotint, 1788, after C. H. Hodges after J. Opie

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin seated reading a book beside a marble bust and stacked books.

Benjamin Franklin. Mezzotint by E. Savage, 1793, after B. West after D. Martin, 1767

Busick Harwood. Mezzotint by J. Jones, 1791, after S. Harding

Silvester Harding

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, one arm resting on a pedestal, signed Bransby B. Cooper.

Bransby Blake Cooper. Mezzotint by W. H. Simmons after E. U. Eddis, 1842

Eden Upton Eddis

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an elderly bald man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat.

René Just Haüy. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Wood engraving of an elderly bearded man with a walking staff among palm fronds, captioned Natural Selection.

Charles Robert Darwin. Wood engraving by F. Waddy, 1873

Frederick Waddy

Abraham Gotthelf Kaestner. Stipple engraving by F. W. Bollinger after J. H. Tischbein

Johann Friedrich August Tischbein

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with grey wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat, with a French caption below.

Nicolas Louis Vauquelin. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1824, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, labelled J. E. Doornik, M.D.

J. E. Doornik. Stipple engraving by W. van Senus (Senis) after T. Zink

Oval mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace cravat, with an inscribed name below.

Georg Wolfgang Wedel. Mezzotint by P. Schenck

Peter Schenk the Elder

Mezzotint portrait of a man in spectacles holding a book, with a tiger, telescope and draped curtain in an interior.

William Kitchiner. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1827, after himself

Stipple engraving portrait of Thomas Pennant in dark coat with tricorn hat and folded papers, after Gainsborough.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1828, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Thomas Gainsborough

Mezzotint portrait of an older man in a curled wig and dark velvet robe, with a Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Lucas von Schröck. Mezzotint by G. Kilian, 1725, after himself

Georg Christoph Kilian

Coloured stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat, with a small allegorical scene below.

Colin Maclaurin. Coloured stipple engraving by R. Page, 1814

Johann Reinhold Forster. Stipple engraving by J. S. L. Halle, 1795

Johann Samuel Ludwig Halle

James Watt. Stipple engraving by E. Finden after Sir F. Chantrey, 1832

Francis Legatt Chantrey

Philippe Petit-Radel. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after J. A. D. Ingres

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Stipple engraving portrait of Captain Joseph Huddart, an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, dated 1811.

Joseph Huddart. Stipple engraving by T. Blood, 1811, after J. Hoppner

Stipple engraving portrait of Robert Glynn M.D. in powdered wig and academic gown, turned toward the viewer, smiling.

Robert Glynn [Clobery]. Stipple engraving by J. G. and G. S. Facius, 1783, after T. Kerrich

Stipple engraving portrait of Joseph Hume, a man in dark coat and white cravat, in an oval vignette, 1826.

Joseph Hume. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1826, after S. Catterson-Smith

Stephen Catterson-Smith

Stipple engraving portrait of Peter Donaldson, a man with curly hair in a double-breasted coat and white cravat.

Peter Donaldson. Stipple engraving by J. F. E. Prud'homme, 1821, after himself

John Francis Eugene Prud'homme

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly dark hair, dark coat and white cravat, captioned Rev. Daniel McAllum, M.D.

Daniel McAllum. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1829

Stipple engraving portrait of Mungo Park framed by spears, bow, flask and animal skins, with a canoe scene above.

Mungo Park. Stipple engraving by W. T. Fry, 1820, after H. Edridge

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a fur-trimmed coat within an oval frame, with a palm tree crest below.

Johannes Boehm [Morunga]. Mezzotint by F. Zucchi after N. Grassi, 1727

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with an engraved caption naming Thomas Young.

Thomas Young. Mezzotint by C. Turner after Sir T. Lawrence, 1826

Thomas Lawrence

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and patterned waistcoat, with signature Wm. Lawrence beneath.

Sir William Lawrence. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after H. Wyatt

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Stipple engraving by J.F. Bolt, 1796, after Brea

Johann Friedrich Bolt

Stipple engraving portrait of George Gabriel Sigmond, a standing man in a dark cloak with one hand on books.

George Gabriel Sigmond. Stipple engraving by H. Cook, 1839, after Harrison

Oval stipple engraving portrait of Jean Hermann, a man in a powdered wig and fur-collared coat, with French caption.

Jean Hermann. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after C. Guérin

Christophe Guérin

Engraved print of a seated statue of a man in academic robes with a long wig, holding a scroll and quill.

Isaac Barrow. Engraving by W. Roffe after M. Noble

Stipple engraving of a seated man in a dark coat with his chin on his hand, beside stacked books and a draped curtain.

John Wakefield Francis. Stipple engraving by J. F. E. Prud'homme after J. Herring

Stipple engraving portrait of Robert Fludd in a lace ruff collar, hand on chest, with a coat of arms at upper left.

Robert Fludd. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper after M. Merian, 1626

Matthäus Merian

Colour mezzotint oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat, labelled Dalembert.

Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Colour mezzotint by P. M. Alix after M. de la Tour

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Stipple engraving portrait of a bald man in a dark coat holding a folio, with tree foliage and hills behind him.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by R. Stanier, 1793, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Thomas Gainsborough

Stipple engraving portrait of John Smith in white wig and clerical bands, after Joshua Reynolds, in an oval frame.

John Smith. Stipple engraving by J.G. and G.S. Facius, 1797, after Sir J. Reynolds, 1765

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat resting his hand on an open book, with signature below.

John Thomas. Stipple engraving by T. H. Ellis

Stipple engraving portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress and lace collar, holding a folded letter, with vines and sea beh

Florence Nightingale. Stipple engraving by J. Moore, ca. 1855

Christoph Ludwig Hoffmann. Stipple engraving by E. Verhelst after de Giorgi, 1788

Johann De Giorgi

Stipple engraving of a man in a dark coat holding a flowering sprig beneath trees, labeled James Lee.

James Lee. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1810

Thomas Cogan. Stipple engraving by J. Basire after F. P. S. Gérard

François Gérard

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man with dark swept hair and white cravat, wearing a dark coat.

Pierre-Louis-Antoine Cordier. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1825, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark coat, with the name Sir Samuel Garth M.D. engraved below.

Sir Samuel Garth. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and waistcoat with a watch chain, labelled William Lockhart.

William Lockhart. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after Maull & Polyblank

Stipple engraving of Nathan Drake, a seated man in a dark coat holding a quill over an open book.

Nathan Drake. Stipple engraving by P. W. Tomkins, 1804, after H. Thomson

Stipple engraving portrait of Benedictus Spinoza with curly hair, white collar and dark coat, in an octagonal frame.

Benedictus (Baruch) Spinoza. Stipple engraving by C. F. Riedel

Gottlieb Friedrich Riedel

Oval stipple engraving portrait of Karl Kaspar von Siebold in a powdered wig and dark coat with cross insignia.

Karl Kaspar von Siebold. Stipple engraving by J.D. Laurens, 1802

Johann Daniel Laurenz

Stipple engraving portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat, with the signature H. Clutterbuck M.D. below.

Henry Clutterbuck. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran, 1838, after H. Room

Engraved bust portrait of Friedrich Wöhler with curly hair and high collar, with German inscription and dates below.

Friedrich Wöhler. Engraving by C. Becker after C. L'Allemand

Conrad L'Allemand

Wood engraving of a large country house with trees and resting cattle on the lawn in front, captioned John Hunter's Home at E

John Hunter. Wood engraving by A. Roberts, 1870

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

Jean-Louis Marie Poiret. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1825, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraved portrait of a curly-haired man in dark coat holding a small book, with inscription below.

Edoardo Calvo. Stipple engraving by P. Palmieri, filius, after G. Pécheux

Gaetano Pécheux

Mezzotint portrait of a seated older man in a dark jacket and white cravat, in an upholstered armchair beside a table with bo

Sir Philip Crampton. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1842, after W. Stevenson

Stipple engraving of Abraham Rees in a powdered wig and dark coat, seated beside an inkwell and quill pen.

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1811, after J. Opie

Coloured stipple engraving of Carl Linnaeus in a green coat and powdered wig, with a cherub and laurel wreath below.

Carolus Linnaeus. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1812, after A. Roslin, 1775

Alexander Roslin

Stipple engraved portrait of Abbé de l'Epée, an older clergyman in a dark cassock and white collar.

Charles Michel, Abbé de l'Epée. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite after C. A. Deseine

Claude André Deseine