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Engraving of a reclining woman in bed shown a portrait by attendants, with a lion and a kneeling figure reading a book.

A woman lies in bed, lovesick (representing the Netherlands); attendants try to raise her spirits by showing her a po…

Mattheus Smallegange

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

Etching of a chemist in a laboratory confronted by armed men bursting in, with flasks and retorts on the bench.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier: his arrest by the revolutionaries while performing a chemical experiment. Etching by J. Du…

Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

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

Engraved grid of twenty labelled bust portraits of orators and physicians, classical figures above and early modern men below

Twenty portraits of orators and physicians. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Full-length gouache portrait of a standing man in a frock coat and pinstriped trousers, wearing pince-nez glasses.

Ernst Ott. Gouache and watercolour by Pip, 1911

active 1910-1911 Pip

Monochrome lithographic portrait of a seated young man in a dark coat and black cravat, signed Wiedenbauer 1846.

Karl Ludwig Sigmund, Ritter von Ilanor (?). Lithograph by G. Wiedenbauer, 1846

Georg Wiedenbauer

Engraved sheet of twenty labelled bust portraits of public benefactors in armour, mitres, ruffs and wigs.

Philanthropists: twenty portraits of public benefactors. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, framed by trumpets, flags, laurel and a book.

Tobias George Smollett. Line engraving by W. & D. Lizars

Line engraving of Euclid in an octagonal frame, with a globe, armillary sphere and mathematical instruments below.

Euclid. Line engraving

Engraved grid of twenty ancient philosophers' busts, each labelled with a name, in hatched line work on paper.

Philosophers: twenty portraits of ancient thinkers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron. Lithograph by C. Picard, 184…

Jean-Pierre Thénot

Etched bust portrait of an older bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Lalauze below.

Léon Labbé. Etching by A. de Lalauze, 1891

Adolphe Lalauze

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of 18th-century writers in wigs and period dress, labelled by name.

Writers: twenty portraits of essayists and novelists. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair and a fur-trimmed cloak, with a Latin inscription below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by A. Masson

William Frédéric Edwards. Engraving after David D'Angers

Coloured stipple engraving portrait of Lavoisier in an oval frame, with a small laboratory scene below.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1812, after J. L. David

Jacques-Louis David

Line engraving of a man with long hair in an oval frame, above open books and scientific instruments labeled Descartes.

René Descartes. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1767, after F. Hals, 1649

Watercolour portrait of a grey-haired man with red scaly skin lesions on his face and forearm, against a white background.

A man with disease designated as Lupus erythematosus. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1902

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a double-breasted coat, above an oval of two serpents around the name OKE

Lorenz Oken [Okenfuss]. Line engraving by M. Steinla after J. W. C. Roux

Jakob Wilhelm Christian Roux

Franz Joseph Gall. Line engraving by A. C. Reindel, 1841, after Baron C. J. W. K. J. Haller de Hallerstein

Christoph Jacob Wilhelm Karl Joachim Haller von Hallerstein

Watercolour of a right forearm with a mottled red skin rash and a white cuff at the wrist, dated 1901.

A right arm with skin disease designated as Lichen variegatus. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1901

Stipple engraving of a bearded man seated with a sword, bags and a rolled map beside him.

James Augustus Grant. Stipple engraving by S. Hollyer after Urquart

Line engraving of Albia Terentia, a woman with pearls and draped gown, with a column and printed caption below.

Albia Terentia, mother of Otho, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Watercolour of a back covered in red skin lesions with a large central tumour, with small dark spots along the top edge.

Back of a woman with disease and tumour. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1894

Mezzotint of a kneeling bearded king in royal robes holding a crown of thorns, with an open book and light rays.

King Charles I. Mezzotint by J. Smith

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with long hair, a decorated hat and loose shirt, inscribed Jacob Hall, 1810.

Jacob Hall, a tightrope walker. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1810, after J. van Oost

Watercolour of a leg on white cloth showing red, scaly, cracked skin disease across the popliteal area.

Popliteal area with disease. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1900

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat, in an oval frame, with German caption below.

Franz Xaver, Ritter von Rudtorffer. Stipple engraving by D. Weiss after K. J. A. Agricola

Engraving of six men of letters gathered around a globe, books and an oil lamp, with names and Latin verses below.

Six Italian men of letters. Engraving after G. Vasari, 1543

Line engraving of a monk holding a compass beside a perspective drawing of a star polyhedron, with a church in the background

Jean-François Nicéron. Line engraving by M. Lasne, 1646

Domitian, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after B. Campi

Bernardino Campi

Engraved portrait of James Watt, seated with his hand at his chin beside a table with papers, dated 1792.

James Watt. Engraving after C. F. von Breda, 1792

Carl Frederik von Breda

Oval line engraving portrait of Paul Fleming, a man with long curled hair, mustache and lace collar, with Latin inscriptions.

Paul Fleming [Flaming]. Line engraving, 1642

Etching of a bust portrait of a man in an oval medallion, supported by two cherubs with laurel and grape garlands.

Giovanni Girolamo Sbaraglia. Etching by D. Creti, 1716