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Etching of a wolf and lamb with a horned goat in a wooded landscape with a river.

A wolf and a lamb are standing in a wooded landscape with a goat behind them. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop

Etching of a lynx standing before a rocky mountain landscape with a waterfall, with lynx footprint diagrams below.

Above, a lynx standing in front of a large rock in a mountainous landscape, below, its track. Etching by J. E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

Etching of an allegorical woman on clouds with angels above a landscape with rainbow, shepherd, lambs and lovers.

An allegorical woman on clouds, surrounded by gamboling angels above a landscape with rainbow, lovers and a shepherd…

Christian Friedrich Fritzsch

Woodcut of a seated scholar with an open book directing a dissection of a body in the foreground, with Latin blackletter titl

A man seated in a chair in a landscape, holding an open book, directing a dissection which is taking place in the for…

Mondino de Liuzzi

Etching of a chamois leaping before a rock in a mountain landscape, with diagrams of its hoofprints in soft and hard ground b

Above, a chamois leaping in front of a rock in a mountainous landscape, below, its tracks in soft and hard soil. Etch…

Johann Elias Ridinger

Coloured aquatint of a tall brick pagoda on a grassy mound, with trees, a river and two small figures beneath a cloudy sky.

Landscape with pagoda, India. Coloured aquatint by Edward Orme and Joseph Constantine Stadler after Thomas Daniell, 1804

Etching of a large elm tree in parkland, with two small figures at its base and trees receding to the left.

Elm tree (Ulmus species) in parkland with people at its base. Etching, c. 1817, after J. Martin

Coloured lithograph of a towering giant sequoia above forest, with a small figure at its base for scale.

Wellingtonia or mammoth tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindley) Bucholz) towering above surrounding forest and perso…

William P. Blake

Coloured lithograph of a rock ravine at Petra with carved tombs in the cliffs and robed figures seated on a path.

Ravine at the eastern entrance to Petra. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Hand-coloured print of a tall talipot palm beside a river in Ceylon, with a thatched hut, sailing boats and hills.

The talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) growing by a lakeside in Ceylon. Coloured etching after W. Daniell, c.1827

William Daniell

Hand-coloured etching of a fan palm clump in tropical forest, with a seated native woman at the lower right.

Krakatoa: fan palm (Chamaerops humilis L.) with surrounding tropical forest and native woman. Coloured soft-ground et…

Grey lithograph of a rocky ravine with carved rock tombs and robed men resting on a path in the foreground.

Men sitting to smoke by a ravine at Petra, Jordan. Lithograph by L. Haghe after D. Roberts, 1839

Soft-ground etching of a gnarled oak tree with broken branches in Rycot Park, with a seated figure and distant hills.

The gnarled trunk of an old oak tree (Quercus robur L.) in Rycot Park, Oxfordshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamot…

William Alfred Delamotte

Soft-ground etching of a large sycamore tree over a graveyard with headstones, a stone archway and a cottage.

Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) in a graveyard near Reading, Berkshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, c…

Coloured lithograph of a stone arch over a deep ravine with a rock-cut facade and travellers on the path below.

Arch crossing a ravine near El Sik. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Soft-ground etching of a gnarled beech tree in Windsor Forest, with two deer and a distant castle.

The gnarled trunk of a beech tree (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Windsor forest, with deer and castle in distance. Soft-grou…

William Alfred Delamotte

Engraving of a man climbing a coconut palm beside a banana plant, with water, a small building and hills behind.

A man climbing a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) which stands by a banana plant (Musa sp.), in a waterside setting i…

Coloured lithograph of the gnarled Holy Tree of Meterah beside water, with palms and robed figures at its base.

The Holy Tree of Meterah, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Soft-ground etching of large oak trees beside a winding country lane with a rocky bank and wooden fence.

Oak trees (Quercus robur L.) by a country lane in Berkshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, 1805

William Alfred Delamotte

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned with lions and Nandi the bull before snowy mountains.

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned on Mount Kailas with Nandi the bull. Chromolithograph by R. Varma

Raja Ravi Varma

Coloured print of painted columns in the Karnak temple hall at Thebes, with travellers and a distant obelisk.

Decorated pillars of the temple at Karnac, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Soft-ground etching of a large plane tree with spreading branches over rocky ground, with a small figure and distant building

Plane tree (Platanus orientalis L.) in Rycot Park, Oxfordshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, 1806

William Alfred Delamotte

Engraved title page of Gerard's Herball, 1633, with allegorical figures, ancient authors, a central title cartouche and a por

John Gerard: portrait and botanical motifs. Line engraving by J. Payne, 1633

Coloured lithograph of a hazy desert valley with tall cliffs, a large boulder, and robed figures resting in the foreground.

The Rock of Moses in Wady-El-Leja valley, west of Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts…

Line engraving of a seated woman with curled hair holding a small oval portrait miniature.

Jenny Cameron, holding a portrait of the 'young pretender'. Line engraving by R. Graves

Engraved full-length portrait of John Howard in period dress, gesturing toward an iron chain beside a stone prison wall.

John Howard, full-length portrait. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1817, after G. M. Brighty

Etched allegorical title page with an oval portrait of a bearded man held by two putti, coat of arms above.

Two putti supporting a roundel with the portrait of John Bulwer; above, coat of arms. Etching, ca. 1650

Chromolithograph with central portrait of a bearded officer in uniform, surrounded by scenes of Civil War military events.

General Ulysses S. Grant: events of his military career around the central portrait. Chromolithograph after Tholstrup…

Engraved group portrait of bewigged men in a shield shape, some playing wind instruments, with crossed bones below.

A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Tayl…

William Hogarth

Etching of an artist at an easel with a portrait, an assistant holding a brush, and a studio with pictures and jugs.

An artist dreams that he is painting the portrait of the Devil disguised as a virtuoso: episode in a fable by John Og…

Engraving of a bearded man in a roundel on a pedestal, unveiled by winged Fame beside helmeted Minerva and a carving putto.

A portrait of Peter Paul Rubens, in a roundel, on a pedestal, being unveiled by Fame at the command of Minerva, as a…

Engraved heraldic shield of wigged quack doctors smoking pipes, with a chamber pot, crossed bones and a Latin motto below.

A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Tayl…

William Hogarth

Sepia allegorical etching of a seated artist, a reclining woman, a winged figure with a laurel wreath, and a portrait medalli

The genius of F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino: his works are admired by a seated man representing art and a woman represe…

Francesco Rosaspina

Line engraving portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with a signature below.

Louis Agassiz. Line engraving by F. Croll

Two-panel etching: an artist studies five women in a colonnade; below, figures gather before a painted veil and grapes.

(Above) Zeuxis painting the portrait of Juno from the features of five different women; (below) Parrhasius deceives o…

Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

Sepia lithograph of a mounted guard on a white horse with two dwarfs standing beside him on open ground.

Two dwarfs with their owner, a guard of the Raja of Patiala. Lithograph by L.C. Dickinson, 1844, after Emily Eden

Woodcut portrait of a kabuki actor with a dragon tattoo on his bared arm, framed in an ornate round mirror border.

Portrait within a round mirror depicting actor Ichikawa Ichizō III as Sankichi, a popular hero with bared arm and sho…

Utagawa Kunisada

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of writers and philosophers in wigs and period dress, labelled by name.

Philosophers and writers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Wood engraving grid of ten men in suits and bow ties, shown as bust portraits with hatched backgrounds, by F. Waibler.

Ten German gynaecologists. Wood engraving by F. Waibler, 1890, after photographic portraits

Wood engraving portrait of a man with curly grey hair in a dark coat and waistcoat, labelled Rayer.

Pierre-François-Olive Rayer. Wood engraving by L. Desgodetz [?] after H. Rousseau

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of prelates in clerical dress, arranged in five rows with names below.

Prelates: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Dante Alighieri. Colour lithograph, 1859, after S.S. Kirkup after a fresco attributed to Giotto

Wood engraving of a bearded man in a stone arch, with a telescope, armillary sphere, books and an Inquisition scroll.

Galileo Galilei. Wood engraving by L. Dumont after H. Rousseau

Engraved sheet of twenty labelled bust portraits of 18th-century writers, arranged in five rows of four figures.

Writers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly dark hair and a dark coat, labelled Jos. Berres, with a small snake emblem below.

Joseph von Berres. Lithograph by J. Kriehuber, 1833

Josef Kriehuber

Stipple engraving portrait of Henry Baker in an oval, seated beside a microscope and bookshelves, with printed biography belo

Henry Baker. Stipple engraving by W. Nutter, 1812, after J. Thomson

portrait artist Thomson

Engraved plate of twenty labelled bust portraits of poets, classical and Renaissance, in four columns and five rows.

Poets: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, and Galileo Galilei: profile portraits taken from medals. Line…

Lithograph portrait of Sarah Biffin in a feathered bonnet, pearl necklace and ruffled dress, holding a paintbrush.

Sarah Biffin, a limbless artist. Lithograph by H. Grévedon after S. Biffin

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of 18th-century poets in wigs and period dress, labeled with names.

Poets: twenty portraits of writers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache, in an oval frame with scrolling banners and inscriptions.

Bartholomaeus Nagel. Line engraving by G. Georgi, 1646

Giovanni Georgi

Engraved oval portrait of John Patch, surgeon of Exeter, in a powdered wig and dark coat, with a laurel frame.

John Patch. Engraving by E. A. Ezekiel, 1789, after J. Opie

Engraved grid of twenty oval portraits of dramatists and performers, each labelled with a surname, in period wigs and dress.

Dramatists and actors: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Etched portrait of Foolish Sam, a standing man in ragged clothes and a head wrap on a cobbled street.

Foolish Sam, a mentally defective man in London. Etching by B. Nebot, ca. 1773

Balthasar Nebot

Engraved oval portrait of an older man in a powdered wig, inside an ornate border, with a relief scene below.

John Patch. Colour engraving by E. A. Ezekiel, 1789, after J. Opie

Engraved sheet of twenty labelled bust portraits of princes, legislators and statesmen, arranged in four rows.

Princes and statesmen: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Engraved portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed hat and chain collar, with a Latin caption below the image.

Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim [Paracelsus]. Etching by R. Gaywood after Sir P. P. Rubens after Q. Matsys

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in dark coat and white cravat, with a medal on his lapel, captioned Prof. P. Hendriksz.

Pieter Hendriksz. Lithograph attributed to P.G. Sjamaar after J. Hari I.

Engraved grid of twenty labelled bust portraits of mathematicians and astronomers, from Pythagoras to Newton.

Mathematicians and astronomers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Two engraved portraits on one page: Nicolaus Copernicus above in a rectangular frame, Theodore Beza below in an oval.

Nicolaus Copernicus (above); Theodore Beza (below). Line engraving, 1797, after T. Park

Coloured stipple engraving of Blaise Pascal in an oval portrait, with a lamp and writing hand in a vignette below.

Blaise Pascal. Coloured stipple engraving by T. Dale, 1822, after G. Edelinck after F. Quesnel, junior

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of popes, cardinals and prelates, each labelled with a name, numbered 17.

Popes and other churchmen: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Stipple engraving of John Smith, known as Buckhorse, a bald pugilist in a buttoned coat with fists raised.

John Smith, known as Buckhorse, a pugilist. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1822, after D. Dodd

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment and ruff collar, with handwritten inscription below.

Johan Fonteyn. Etching after J.H. Muller

Jan Harmensz. Muller