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Oval stipple engraving of a man with short hair and white cravat, labelled Bunsen, 1847, after a portrait by Richmond.

Christian Karl Josias, Freiherr von Bunsen. Stipple engraving by H. Adlard, 1847, after G. Richmond

George Richmond

Wood engraving of a bearded man in a dark suit framed by scientific instruments and an ornate decorative border.

Guillaume-Louis Figuier. Wood engraving by J.B.C. Carbonneau after H. Catenacci

Hercule Louis Catenacci

Mezzotint portrait of a seated woman in a dark gown beside a crown, with a Latin inscription cartouche below.

Catherine of Braganza, consort of King Charles II. Mezzotint by H. H. Quiter after P. Lely, 1678

Mezzotint portrait of John Bird in a powdered wig, resting his hand on a chart beside a brass instrument on a table.

John Bird. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1776, after J. Lewis

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, labelled Thouret.

Michel Augustin Thouret. Stipple engraving by C.A. Forestier

Charles-Aimé Forestier

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a long coat and cravat, within an oval frame, with signature below.

Gabriel Bibron. Stipple engraving by M.F. Bocourt

Marie-Firmin Bocourt

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with swept-back hair, dark coat and white cravat, captioned Sabatier.

Raphaël Bienvenu Sabatier. Stipple engraving by C.A. Forestier after Mme Sabatier

Apollonie Sabatier

Stipple engraving bust portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat, turned left.

Jean-Baptiste-Léon Dubreuil. Stipple engraving by C.A. Forestier

Charles-Aimé Forestier

Mezzotint portrait of a seated woman in a lace bonnet holding a rabbit, with a caption naming Mary Toft.

Mary Toft (Tofts). Mezzotint by J. Faber, 1726/1727, after J. Laguerre

Stipple engraving portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Le Doct.r F. J. Gall.

Franz Joseph Gall. Stipple engraving by A. A. Bourgeois de la Richardière, 1808, after L. Boilly

Louis-Léopold Boilly

Thales of Miletus. Stipple engraving by J.H. Ramberg

Johann Heinrich Ramberg

Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Bell in a dark coat and bow tie, against a dark background.

Thomas Bell. Mezzotint by G. Zobel after Taples

Taples, active approximately 1853-approximately

Sir John Hill. Stipple engraving after F. Cotes 1757

Hand-colored etching of two nude figures and a marked child above a bust of an infant with one eye, labeled Monstres.

Anne-Marie Hérig, a girl with a skin abnormality; the conjoined twins Judith and Hélène; below, an infant with one ce…

Nicolas-Edouard Lerouge

Hand-coloured lithograph of Tshusick, an Ojibwa woman in a red jacket and tall feathered headdress, seated beside a table.

Tshusick, an Ojibwa woman, holding a flower. Coloured lithograph by A. Hoffy after C.B. King, 1837

Charles Bird King

Lithograph of a wounded man on a bed as a woman kneels to suck poison from his arm, with knights and attendants watching.

King Edward I of England, wounded in the arm during a Crusade, has the poison sucked from the wound by Queen Eleanor.…

Etching of a standing woman in a wide hat and pleated skirt, holding a basket of wares, with crosshatched background.

A beggar woman selling wares from a basket in her right hand. Etching by J. T. Smith, 1815

John Thomas Smith

Lithograph of a dissection scene with a physician and seven men in ruffs gathered around an open corpse on a table.

Nicolaus Tulp demonstrating anatomy to seven syndics of the Surgeons' Guild of Amsterdam. Lithograph by Desguerrois a…

Rembrandt van Rijn

Hand-coloured lithograph of a Sioux chief with feathered headdress and red face paint, holding a curved sword.

Mon-Ka-Ush-Ka (Monkaushka), a Sioux chief, holding a sword. Coloured lithograph by A. Hoffy after G. Cooke, 1837

Etching of seven men in dark clothing and white collars watching a surgeon demonstrate on an open corpse lying on a table.

Nicolaus Tulp demonstrating anatomy to seven syndics of the Surgeons' Guild of Amsterdam. Etching by W. Unger after R…

Rembrandt van Rijn

Lithograph of a seated man painting with his feet at an easel, with a palette, bust and curtains in the background.

Louis-César-Joseph Ducornet, an artist born without arms. Lithograph by H. Robillard

Hippolyte Robillard

Coloured lithograph of a boy with scaly, dark skin on his limbs, standing by a table with magnified skin samples.

Thomas Jones, a boy with icthyosis, a skin disease that resembles fish scales. Coloured lithograph by J. Perry, 1841

Caricature lithograph of a bearded man in a suit pointing at a dog with its head in a glass bottle on a table.

Louis Pasteur. Colour lithograph by Amand, 188-(?)

Lithograph portrait of a young boy in a belted coat and lace collar, holding a top hat, with a printed caption below.

Master Noakes, a mental calculator. Lithograph by A. Mosses, 1827

Alexander Mosses

Etching of a physician demonstrating dissection to seven attentive men gathered around a body on a table.

Nicolaus Tulp demonstrating anatomy to seven syndics of the Surgeons' Guild of Amsterdam. Etching by L. Flameng after…

Rembrandt van Rijn

Giuseppe Garibaldi, head and shoulders. Chromolithograph, ca. 1880

Black and white lithograph of a deathbed scene with an elderly woman in a canopied bed surrounded by veiled women in mourning

The deathbed of Madame de Maintenon at the Maison Royale de Saint-Louis, at St Cyr. Lithograph after G. Mailand, 1837

Gustave Mailand

Lithograph of a small figure in Roman-style armor with a plumed helmet and spear standing on a table among seated people.

Bébé, a dwarf dressed as a Roman soldier, standing on a table amidst people. Lithograph after A. Géniole

Alfred André Géniole

Etching of conjoined twins Helen and Judith, nude, shown in front and back views with raised arms.

Hélène and Judith, siamese twins, known as the Hungarian sisters. Etching by B. Cole

Etched oval portrait of a curly-haired man with a scene of liquid poured before a crowd, a sun, and a winged trumpeter.

Biagio di Manfrè, who regurgitated water transformed into other liquids, aged 72. Etching by W. Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar

Etching of five men in period dress: a very tall central figure beside a small figure at right, on a wooden floor.

Charles Byrne, a giant, George Cranstoun, a dwarf, and three other normal sized men. Etching by J. Kay, 1794

Ellen Julia Hollond. Lithograph by L. Haghe, 1841

Etched portrait of a bearded man with curled hair holding a mask, with a Latin inscription below.

Giovanni Gabrielli ("Sivello") holding a mask. Etching by Agostino Carracci, ca. 1599

Agostino Carracci

Coloured lithograph portrait of a Seneca leader in feathered headdress holding a pipe and tomahawk, 1836.

Cornplanter, a leader of the Seneca tribe, holding a smoking pipe with pipe attachments and axe-blades. Colour lithog…

Etching of an elderly man in a head wrap propped in bed, with a hanging stocking and framed picture on the wall behind him.

David Ferguson, aged 123. Etching by T. Landseer, 1817, after H. Wrighte

Five caricature profiles of pharmacy-related men in a lithograph, with exaggerated noses and expressions, labeled in French.

A druggist, a pharmacy student, a pounder (of medicine), a chemist and a pharmacist. Lithograph by J. Platier, 1842

Hand-coloured lithograph of a boy with enormously long, tangled hair beside a dressing table and mirror, by Paul Gavarni.

A boy with incredibly long hair growing from his head and hands as a result of playing with a hair restorer. Coloured…

Etched portrait of a bearded woman in a period gown with a white collar, beside a small organ with pipes.

Barbara van Beck, a hirsute woman. Etching by R. Gaywood, 1656

Richard Gaywood

Engraving of Thomas Topham standing atop a wooden scaffold above three barrels, with diagonal bracing beams below.

Thomas Topham, lifting 1836 lbs. Etching, 1820, after C. Leigh

Monochrome portrait of a man in an ornate braided military uniform holding a tasselled sword against a dark background.

King George IV when Prince of Wales as Colonel of the tenth Light Dragoons. Photogravure, 1905, after W. Beechey

William Beechey

Lithograph of a small boy in a formal suit beside a desk with inkwell, quill, books, and champagne bottle.

Charles S. Stratton, a dwarf known as General Tom Thumb, aged twelve. Lithograph by C. Baugniet, 1844

Charles Baugniet

Etched street scene of Tunbridge Wells with colonnaded shops and elegantly dressed figures walking under tall trees.

Tunbridge Wells, Kent: important figures of the town. Etching by E.F. Finden

Edward Francis Finden

Sir Andrew Clark. Photogravure after R. Lehmann

Etching of a bearded man seated by a window reading a sheet, with a crucifixion triptych and skull on a table.

Abraham Francen, apothecary, seated by a window, gazing at a print or drawing. Etching by or after Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn

Lithograph of a standing woman in a dark jacket and pale full skirt, with a flower in her hair, by Amand Gautier.

A mentally ill patient known as the 'princess of Salpêtrière'. Lithograph by A. Gautier, 1885

Lithograph portrait of an elderly seated man with white hair holding eyeglasses, resting on books, signed and dated 1852.

James Coleman, aged 102. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire, 1852

Thomas Herbert Maguire

Etched portrait of an elderly woman in a headcloth and dark shawl, seated beside a crosshatched bed hanging and wooden bedfra

Ann Moore, a fraudulent fasting woman. Etching by J. Ward, 1812

Etching of a standing eccentric man in a tricorne hat holding two canes, with a small dog at his feet.

Le Chevalier Michel Descazeaux du Halley, an eccentric. Etching by J. MacArdell

James MacArdell

Etching of men shaving and eating breakfast in an interior, with a seated man drawing, after William Hogarth, 1781.

William Hogarth making a drawing of his companions and himself as they shave and take their breakfast. Etching by Ric…

William Hogarth

Black and white woodcut portrait of a man with a waxed moustache and suit, labelled William Watson.

Sir William Watson. Woodcut by R. Bryden

Lithograph of many men crowded around a dining table with glasses and decanters, some seated and others standing behind.

Contributors to Frazer's Magazine, sitting around a dining table, talking, smoking and drinking. Lithograph by D. Mac…

Aquatint portrait of a standing boy in a dark suit and lace collar, holding a riding crop, with a countryside landscape behin

George Bidder, a mental calculator, as a boy. Aquatint by H. Meyer, 1817, after W. Waite

Engraved portrait of Daniel Dancer seated at a table in a wooden booth with a cat at the window, by G. Scott, 1805.

Daniel Dancer, a miser. Etching by G. Scott, 1805

Lithograph of Michelangelo in a central oval, surrounded by a laurel wreath of smaller portrait medallions of Italian artists

Italian artists: Michelangelo in the centre, others around the perimeter. Lithograph by V. Mollame, 1842

Vincenzo Mollame

Lithograph of Karl Bryullov lying on a pillow with eyes closed, drawn from life by Cherubino Cornienti in 1852.

Karl Pavlovich Bri︠u︡llov (Bryullov) on his deathbed. Lithograph by C. Cornienti, 1852

Cherubino Cornienti

Coloured frontispiece etching with a heraldic shield, draped banner and title for John Thomas Smith's 1815 book of London str

Frontispiece to "Etchings of remarkable beggars itinerant traders and other persons of notoriety in London and its en…

John Thomas Smith

Engraved portrait of a man in feathered headdress and fringed coat smoking a pipe, with palms and a canoe in background.

Peter Williamson, kidnapped as a child and transported to the American plantations; became traveller and writer. Repr…

Lithograph of four robed men at a table with open books and an hourglass, translating the Bible.

Four Protestant reformers translating the Bible. Lithograph by L. Noel after P.A. Labouchère, 1847

Pierre-Antoine Labouchère

Etching of a small man in a coat beside a standing woman in a wide hat, with a printed caption below.

Wybrant Lolkes, a dwarf with his wife. Etching by P. Mequignon, 1790

Peter Mequignon

Sepia lithograph of a well-dressed couple before a barred window where a prisoner reaches out, with ragged figures around the

Salomon de Caus incarcerated in the mental asylum of Bicêtre. Lithograph by Lafosse after J.J. Lecurieux, 1845

Jacques-Joseph Lecurieux

Lithograph of a young nun with a veil and flower bouquet beside apothecary jars and mortar, in a Gothic church interior.

A nursing nun in a pharmacy: with the hospital in the background. Lithograph by A.L. Noël, 1838, after F.J.J. Goetzen…

Franz-Jacob-Julius Götzenberger

Colour lithograph of William Ball, a very stout man in top hat, blue waistcoat and gaiters holding a riding crop.

William Ball, a man weighing forty stone. Colour lithograph

Photogravure portrait of an elderly bald man with side whiskers in a dark suit, with handwritten signature below.

Sir William Overend Priestley. Photogravure by Swan after a painting by Rudolf Lehmann

Sepia lithograph of Queen Victoria receiving a kneeling figure in an ornate hall, with numbered key of courtiers below.

Crimean War: key to the painting of the reception of "Crimean Heroes" by Queen Victoria. Coloured lithograph after J.…

Etched full-length portrait of James McLean in period dress with sword and cane, a severed head at his feet.

James McLean, known as 'the gentleman highwayman'. Etching by G. Cruikshank

George Cruikshank

Hand-coloured lithograph of a woman in Neapolitan costume holding a baby before a sparse landscape.

A woman dressed in Neapolitan costume holding a baby. Coloured lithograph by A.C. Ledoux (?)

Lithograph of a bladder stone surgery on a table outdoors, with a crowd of onlookers, a monk with a cross, and a church.

Germain Colot performing an operation for bladder stone. Lithograph by A. Rivoulon, 1851

Antoine Rivoulon

Lithograph of a wounded archbishop on a stretcher carried past clergy, guards, and a crowd beside a barricade.

Archbishop Affre, wounded in the June 1848 insurrection, is carried back to his residence to die. Lithograph by V. Ad…

Photogravure portrait of a bearded older man in formal dress with orders and medals, within an oval vignette.

King Edward VII, head and shoulers. Photogravure after Luke Fildes, 1905

Engraved deathbed scene: a cardinal scatters flowers over a figure in a canopied bed, watched by a crowd in period dress.

The deathbed of Raphael Sanzio: Pope Leo X scatters flowers on his dead body. Engraving by Pauquet after P.-N. Bergeret

Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret

Black and white woodcut portrait of bearded Henrik Ibsen in wire-rim glasses, with IBSEN label and masks below.

Henrik Ibsen. Woodcut by R. Bryden, 1899

The death mask of Charles Talleyrand, the French statesman. Lithograph, c. 1860, after M. Krantz

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with long white hair and beard wearing a fur-collared coat, titled James Turner.

James Turner, a beggar and a painter's model, aged 93. Etching by R. Graves, after N. Hone

Nathaniel Hone the Elder

Etching of a seated man at a desk surrounded by demons, with laurel-crowned Dante and Virgil standing at right and angels abo

Pinelli etching Virgil and Dante, the plate being examined by monsters who are watched on the right by Virgil and Dan…

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman in a headscarf and dark cloak, leaning on a cane, labelled Catherine Warman.

Catherine Warman, a very old lady. Engraving by R. Graves

Aquatint of a stout young boy in a dark jacket holding a walking stick before rocky cliffs and water.

Hercules, a very large child. Aquatint by T. Cartwright, 1815, after E. Pugh

Shaumonekusse, a chief of the Oto (Otoe) tribe, wearing a crown hair piece with horns, a bear-claw necklace and a med…

Charles Bird King

Hand-coloured engraving of a bearded man in grey clothes holding books, with a hat and stacked books on the ground.

Richard Robert Jones, a self taught linguist. Coloured etching by A.R. Burt, 1823

Etched bust portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat, inscribed Thomas Coutts Esqre below.

Thomas Coutts. Etching after W. Beechey

William Beechey

Me-na-wa, a Creek Indian. Coloured lithograph by J.T. Bowen after C.B. King, 1837

Charles Bird King

Coloured aquatint of a young woman in a bonnet and yellow shawl making a sign language gesture with her hands.

A woman using sign language. Coloured aquatint by W.T. Annis, 1819, after J. Northcote

James Northcote

Etched caricature of a curly-wigged man in a long coat with a walking stick, gesturing beside a bust on a pedestal.

Pier Leone Ghezzi as the "knight of caricature", carrying a stick and making a gesture with both hands. Etching by M.…

Carl Marcus Tuscher

Lithograph of a standing child with a flower crown on a cushion, with exhibition text printed below.

Iòao Baptista dos Santos, a diphallic boy with supernumerary legs. Lithograph by W. Kohler

Engraving of a strong man standing on a scaffold above three water-filled barrels on a timber stage.

Thomas Topham, lifting 1836 lbs. Etching by C. Leigh, 1741, after W.H. Toms

William Henry Toms

John Gale, known as Dumb Jack, a deaf mute man. Etching after John Faber the elder

Etched portrait of an elderly bald bearded man in a buttoned coat and white collar, with inscription Thos. Smith aged 112.

An old man, designated as Thomas Smith, aged 112. Etching by Jan Lievens

Etched portrait of an older bearded man in a cap and fur-trimmed robe, resting hands on a book, captioned Erasmus Rotterdamus

Desiderius Erasmus. Etching by A. van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Etching of an elderly woman in a bonnet and shawl leaning on a cane, standing before a house wall with a window and door.

Margaret Standing, a disabled woman. Etching by J. Bruce

Etching of two bearded men in top hats and dark coats before classical columns, one raising his hat.

Thomas Smith Clouston and Douglas Argyll Robertson. Etching by W. Hole

Etched full-length portrait of an elderly man in tricorn hat and period coat, smoking a pipe and holding a cane.

Joseph Rullier, aged 106. Etching by J. Leroy

Oval engraved portrait of King Henry VI wearing a jeweled crown and fur-trimmed robe.

King Henry VI. Etching by G. Gabrielli, 1875

Giuseppe Gabrielli

Coloured lithograph of a man in feathered headdress, face paint, silver armbands and an oval medallion, 1836.

J-Aw-Beance (?), an Ojibwa chief, wearing a medallion. Coloured lithograph by Lehman & Duval after C.B. King, 1836

Charles Bird King

Pen and wash drawing of a very tall man in a top hat before a shoe shop, with a crowd of onlookers gazing up at him.

James Henry Lambier, "the American giant". Drawing

Etching of a standing street vendor in a tall hat holding bootlaces hanging from hook-like hands, 1816.

An itinerant salesman with artificial arms selling the bootlaces that hang from the hooks of his hands. Etching by J.…

John Thomas Smith

Lithograph of three caricatured male figures in feathered hats and period dress, one holding a walking stick.

Three male dwarfs. Lithograph by F. Piloty after J. Callot

Etching of a pedestrian walking along a road past a crowd of caricatured spectators, with a flag on a pole.

George Wilson, a pedestrian, on a road lined with people. Etching by J.T. Smith after himself, 1815

John Thomas Smith