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Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with a mustache, seated in a dark suit with hands clasped, in a gilt frame.

Sir Rickman John Godlee. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Gouache portrait of a seated shirtless man with a large tumour on his left arm, wearing a black cap and trousers.

A man (Po Ashing) with a tumour on his left arm. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1836

A man (Leang Ashing), in profile, with a tumour on the right side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1837

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with a mustache in a dark blue suit, hand in pocket, against a dark background.

Sir William Tilden (1842-1926), chemist. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Gouache portrait of a woman in blue robe facing right, with a large tumour covering her left eye and nose.

A woman, facing to right, with a large tumour covering her left eye. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838

A man (Wan Wakae) with massive pendent tumours on the left side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit beside a table with glass flasks and papers, in a gilded frame.

Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister (1827-1912), surgeon. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Gouache portrait of a seated woman in a blue robe with a large pink tumour hanging from her upper lip.

A woman (Kwo Pe) with a tumour hanging from her upper lip. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1839

Gouache portrait of a bald man with a large spherical tumour on the right side of his neck, facing front.

A man (Choo Yihleang), facing front, with a massive spherical tumour on the right side of his neck. Gouache, 18--, af…

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit seated holding a paper, in an ornate gilded frame.

Sir Norman Moore, physician and historian. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Gouache portrait of a bald man in a dark robe with a large pale pendent tumour hanging below his right ear.

A man with a pendent tumour below his right ear. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1830/1850

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with moustache in a grey suit, seated beside a desk with papers and a book.

Sir Patrick Manson, invesigator of tropical diseases. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Portrait of a dead man. Chromolithograph after D. Ghirlandaio

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Pencil portrait drawing of an elderly bearded man in a skullcap and white collar, labelled Heydan.

Heydan: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Hand-coloured engraving of a yellow iris with purple-veined falls, buds on the stem, and a long green leaf beside it.

A yellow iris (Iris variegata): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving by J. Sowerby, c. 1787, after himself

Woodcut of women and a child walking past western-style buildings on a city street, with a carriage in the background.

A city with western-style buildings (in Japan?), in which a western couple are observed by Japanese. Woodcut after Ky…

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Pencil and wash drawing of a man with long wavy hair and a collared shirt, labelled Descartes beneath.

René Descartes: portrait. Drawing, c. 1794

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Colour woodcut of a kabuki theatre audience watching two sword-wielding actors on stage beneath paper lanterns.

Interior of a Kabuki theatre while a performance is in progress. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1858

Utagawa Kunisada

Engraved grid of twenty labelled bust portraits of religious thinkers and theologians in period dress.

Churchmen: twenty portraits of religious thinkers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Coloured lithograph of a busy bazaar in Kandahar with striped awnings, a citadel, mosque domes and mountains behind.

City of Kandahar, with main bazaar and citadel, Afghanistan. Coloured lithograph by R. Carrick after Lieutenant James…

Ink drawing of an écorché male figure with exposed muscles leaning on a pedestal before classical ruins and a stone bridge.

An anatomical figure (écorché) in a classical landscape. Drawing by A. Joron

Anatomical engraving of a standing man with exposed muscles, set in a landscape of towns and a bridge.

Muscleman, in a landscape, seen from the front. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543

Andreas Vesalius

Etching of two spotted deer with collars in a formal garden with stone steps, statues and trees under a cloudy sky.

Two spotted Asian bucks in a landscape garden. Etching by M. E. Ridinger

Martin Elias Ridinger

Etching of a brown bear in a rocky landscape, with detailed views of its paw prints shown below.

Above, a bear in a rocky landscape, below, its footprints. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

Anatomical plate of a muscle figure seen from behind, standing in a landscape with a bridge and town.

Muscle man, in a landscape, seen from the back. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543

Andreas Vesalius

Engraving of Mary Magdalen resting beneath a large tree in a wooded landscape with distant hills.

Saint Mary Magdalen in a landscape. Engraving by J. Coelemans after J.B ("François") Forest

Jean Baptiste Forest

Etching of a thin wolf on rocks by a pine tree, with two labelled diagrams of its paw prints below.

Above, an emaciated wolf in a rocky landscape, below, its tracks. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

Engraved portrait of Schiller seated before a tree-framed landscape, surrounded by an ornate border with small scenes.

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, seated in a bosky landscape. Engraving by A. H. Payne after S. Carse

Chromolithograph of a tall palm in a tropical hillside landscape, with a seated artist sketching it and an attendant holding

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L.…

Ambroise Verschaffelt

Etching of a large vulture with spread wings landing on a dead chamois among rocky mountain cliffs, with German caption below

A mountain landscape with a vulture hovering over its prey, a chamois buck. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger