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Abraham Trembley. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after Clemens

Ambroise Tardieu

Engraved plate of twenty oval portrait busts of 17th-century artists and musicians, labeled with names, in four columns.

Artists and musicians active in the 17th century: twenty heads. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

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

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 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

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…

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

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

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

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

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 Owen Farrell standing on cobblestones with a walking stick and hat, wearing a loose coat and buckled shoes.

Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Etching by J. Gleadah

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat holding a hat, with a Latin caption below.

Christoph Meurer. Line engraving by J. G. Mentzel, 1709

Johann Georg Mentzel

Domenico Angeloni. Line engraving by G. Morghen

Giuseppe Morghen

Line engraving of a man with curly hair and a white cravat in an oval frame, with Latin text and a coat of arms.

Christian Mentzel. Line engraving by S. Blesendorff, 1694, after himself

Samuel Blesendorff

Line engraving portrait of Galileo Galilei, a bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar holding an object.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by J. Calendi after Santi di Tito

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with an inscription below naming Johann Justus von B

Johann Justus von Berger. Line engraving by J. F. Clemens, 1781, after J. Juel

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with heraldic crest and name cartouche below.

Pierre Clément Grignon. Line engraving by S. C. Miger, 1776, after A. Pujos

Line engraving portrait of Domenico Cotugno, a man with curled powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Domenico Cotugno. Line engraving by A. Locatelli

Antonio Locatelli

Line engraving portrait of Giacomo Tommasini, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, within an oval frame.

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Tommasini. Line engraving by G. Asioli after F. Rosaspina after G. Guizzardi

Giuseppe Guizzardi

Line engraving of the monument of William Gilbert with obelisks, heraldic shields and a central inscription panel.

William Gilbert: his monument. Line engraving by G. Vertue after J. Deane

Line engraving portrait of Domenico Bruschi, a man with curly hair and closed eyes, in dark coat, with Italian inscription.

Domenico Bruschi. Line engraving by G. Bonatti, 1834, after S. Massari

Silvestro Massari

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and white cravat, with serpent staff and armillary sphere below.

Domenico Guglielmini. Line engraving by J. à Montalegre after A. M. Cavazzoni

Angelo Michele Cavazzoni

Line engraving of a bewigged man in lace cuffs within an oval frame, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Johann Heinrich Menrad de Vorwaltern. Line engraving by J. Mörl

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff collar holding a tube, with inscription below.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1762, after G. Zocchi after J. Sustermans

Justus Sustermans

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man with a bald head and downcast eyes, wearing a draped cloak.

Nicomachus of Gerasa. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1785, after A. R. Mengs after Raphael

Oval line engraving of a bewigged man in a cravat, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Christian Mentzel. Line engraving by G.P. Busch

Georg Paul Busch

Line engraving portrait of an older man in a powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat with a medal, labelled Parmentier.

Antoine Auguste Parmentier. Line engraving by A. Dutillois

Auguste Dutillois

Pythagoras. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1782, after R. Mengs after Raphael

Line engraving of a monument to Isaac Newton with a reclining figure, cherubs, and a globe inscribed with his name.

Sir Isaac Newton: monument. Line engraving by P. Fourdrinier after W. Kent and M. Rysbrack

John Michael Rysbrack