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Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a fur-trimmed coat within an oval frame, with a palm tree crest below.

Johannes Boehm [Morunga]. Mezzotint by F. Zucchi after N. Grassi, 1727

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with an engraved caption naming Thomas Young.

Thomas Young. Mezzotint by C. Turner after Sir T. Lawrence, 1826

Thomas Lawrence

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and patterned waistcoat, with signature Wm. Lawrence beneath.

Sir William Lawrence. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after H. Wyatt

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Stipple engraving by J.F. Bolt, 1796, after Brea

Johann Friedrich Bolt

Stipple engraving portrait of George Gabriel Sigmond, a standing man in a dark cloak with one hand on books.

George Gabriel Sigmond. Stipple engraving by H. Cook, 1839, after Harrison

Oval stipple engraving portrait of Jean Hermann, a man in a powdered wig and fur-collared coat, with French caption.

Jean Hermann. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after C. Guérin

Christophe Guérin

Engraved print of a seated statue of a man in academic robes with a long wig, holding a scroll and quill.

Isaac Barrow. Engraving by W. Roffe after M. Noble

Stipple engraving of a seated man in a dark coat with his chin on his hand, beside stacked books and a draped curtain.

John Wakefield Francis. Stipple engraving by J. F. E. Prud'homme after J. Herring

Stipple engraving portrait of Robert Fludd in a lace ruff collar, hand on chest, with a coat of arms at upper left.

Robert Fludd. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper after M. Merian, 1626

Matthäus Merian

Colour mezzotint oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat, labelled Dalembert.

Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Colour mezzotint by P. M. Alix after M. de la Tour

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Stipple engraving portrait of a bald man in a dark coat holding a folio, with tree foliage and hills behind him.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by R. Stanier, 1793, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Thomas Gainsborough

Stipple engraving portrait of John Smith in white wig and clerical bands, after Joshua Reynolds, in an oval frame.

John Smith. Stipple engraving by J.G. and G.S. Facius, 1797, after Sir J. Reynolds, 1765

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat resting his hand on an open book, with signature below.

John Thomas. Stipple engraving by T. H. Ellis

Stipple engraving portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress and lace collar, holding a folded letter, with vines and sea beh

Florence Nightingale. Stipple engraving by J. Moore, ca. 1855

Christoph Ludwig Hoffmann. Stipple engraving by E. Verhelst after de Giorgi, 1788

Johann De Giorgi

Stipple engraving of a man in a dark coat holding a flowering sprig beneath trees, labeled James Lee.

James Lee. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1810

Thomas Cogan. Stipple engraving by J. Basire after F. P. S. Gérard

François Gérard

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man with dark swept hair and white cravat, wearing a dark coat.

Pierre-Louis-Antoine Cordier. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1825, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark coat, with the name Sir Samuel Garth M.D. engraved below.

Sir Samuel Garth. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and waistcoat with a watch chain, labelled William Lockhart.

William Lockhart. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after Maull & Polyblank

Stipple engraving of Nathan Drake, a seated man in a dark coat holding a quill over an open book.

Nathan Drake. Stipple engraving by P. W. Tomkins, 1804, after H. Thomson

Stipple engraving portrait of Benedictus Spinoza with curly hair, white collar and dark coat, in an octagonal frame.

Benedictus (Baruch) Spinoza. Stipple engraving by C. F. Riedel

Gottlieb Friedrich Riedel

Oval stipple engraving portrait of Karl Kaspar von Siebold in a powdered wig and dark coat with cross insignia.

Karl Kaspar von Siebold. Stipple engraving by J.D. Laurens, 1802

Johann Daniel Laurenz

Stipple engraving portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat, with the signature H. Clutterbuck M.D. below.

Henry Clutterbuck. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran, 1838, after H. Room

Engraved bust portrait of Friedrich Wöhler with curly hair and high collar, with German inscription and dates below.

Friedrich Wöhler. Engraving by C. Becker after C. L'Allemand

Conrad L'Allemand

Wood engraving of a large country house with trees and resting cattle on the lawn in front, captioned John Hunter's Home at E

John Hunter. Wood engraving by A. Roberts, 1870

Stipple engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, in an oval frame with caption below.

Jean-Louis Marie Poiret. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1825, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraved portrait of a curly-haired man in dark coat holding a small book, with inscription below.

Edoardo Calvo. Stipple engraving by P. Palmieri, filius, after G. Pécheux

Gaetano Pécheux

Mezzotint portrait of a seated older man in a dark jacket and white cravat, in an upholstered armchair beside a table with bo

Sir Philip Crampton. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1842, after W. Stevenson

Stipple engraving of Abraham Rees in a powdered wig and dark coat, seated beside an inkwell and quill pen.

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1811, after J. Opie

Coloured stipple engraving of Carl Linnaeus in a green coat and powdered wig, with a cherub and laurel wreath below.

Carolus Linnaeus. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1812, after A. Roslin, 1775

Alexander Roslin

Stipple engraved portrait of Abbé de l'Epée, an older clergyman in a dark cassock and white collar.

Charles Michel, Abbé de l'Epée. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite after C. A. Deseine

Claude André Deseine

Stipple engraving portrait of Robert Jameson, a man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with caption.

Robert Jameson. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1847, after K. Macleay

Kenneth MacLeay

Stipple engraving portrait of James Hamilton, M.D., a man in powdered wig and buttoned coat, in an oval frame.

James Hamilton. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley

Stipple engraving portrait of Andreas Emmering, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a German dedication below.

Andreas Emmering. Stipple engraving by J. Boehm after Jantz or Jautz

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption below.

Pierre-Jean-Georges Cabanis. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of William Hey, a man in a powdered wig and buttoned waistcoat, in an oval vignette with script caption.

William Hey. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1823, after Allen

Stipple engraving of a bearded man in a dark jacket working with test tubes and glass vessels at a table.

James Sheridan Muspratt. Stipple engraving by J. Le Conte after Feard & Beard

Wood engraving of a bearded lecturer addressing an audience in an arched hall, with fossils and shells displayed on a table.

Bernard Palissy. Wood engraving by C. Maurano after E. Morin

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

Sir Patrick Manson. Mezzotint by M. Osborne

Malcolm Osborne

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a frock coat and white cravat, with an inscription naming Sir James Edward Smith below.

Sir James Edward Smith. Stipple engraving by F. C. Lewis, 1816, after W. Lane

Mezzotint oval portrait of Johannes Hevelius writing with a quill over an open star chart, with a bust on a shelf.

Joannes Hevelius [Hewelke]. Mezzotint by J. Faber after A. Stech, 1677

Oval stipple engraving of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with French inscription below.

Anselme-Gaetan Desmarest. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1826, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a bow tie and waistcoat, with a handwritten signature below.

William Henry Harvey. Stipple engraving by F. Holl after F. W. Burton

Frederic William Burton

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat with medals, holding a rolled paper beside a desk with quill pens.

Sir James McGrigor. Mezzotint by W. Ward after J. Jackson

Stipple engraving bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and patterned cravat, with signature Richard Lloyd Williams, M.D.

Richard Lloyd Williams. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite, 1848, after H. W. Phillips

Henry Wyndham Phillips

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat, in an oval frame, with a printed caption below.

Claude François Lallemand. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1826, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, within an oval frame, with a printed caption below.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1826, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and white cravat, with a bookshelf behind him.

John Hadley. Mezzotint by E. Fisher after B. Wilson, 1759

Benjamin Wilson

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Samuel Solomon M.D., a man with powdered hair and white cravat.

Samuel Solomon. Stipple engraving by D. Orme after T. Hargreaves

Stipple engraving portrait of Thomas Exley, a seated man in a dark coat holding compasses beside stacked books.

Thomas Exley. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1819, after Branthwaite [Branwhite?]

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with lion-mask corners.

Sir James Mackintosh. Stipple engraving after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in dark coat holding a rolled paper, with engraved name below.

Richard Clement Headington. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1832, after J. Jackson

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with wavy hair, bow tie and dark jacket, resting his hand on books, with a signature belo

John Arthur Roebuck. Stipple engraving by H. Robinson after G.F. Watts

George Frederic Watts

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in dark coat beside stacked books, with engraved caption naming William Lawrence.

Sir William Lawrence. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1839, after himself

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach. Mezzotint by J.E. Haid

Johann Elias Haid

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a large curled wig and dark robe, with a medallion chain, in an oval frame.

Lucas von Schröck. Mezzotint by P. Schenk after I. Fisches, junior

Peter Schenk the Elder

Stipple engraving portrait of Matthew Boulton, an older man with curled powdered hair in a frock coat and cravat.

Matthew Boulton. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1812, after W. Evans after Sir W. Beechey, 1799

William Beechey

Stipple engraving portrait of a woman with swept-back hair in a high-necked blouse, signed Annie Besant below.

Annie Besant. Stipple engraving by A. H. Ritchie

Stipple engraving portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed signature Henry Warburton below.

Henry Warburton. Stipple engraving by W. H. Mote, 1840, after Sir G. Hayter

Matthew Maty. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1800

Stipple engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with German dedication text below.

Vincenz Sebastian, Ritter von Kern. Stipple engraving by J. Putz, 1805, after J. M. Monsorno

Johann Maria Monsorno

Stipple engraving portrait of Jesse Foot, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, after a painting by John Opie.

Jesse Foot. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1810, after J. Opie

Stipple engraving portrait of Herman Boerhaave, a man with wavy hair and a white collar, wearing a dark cloak.

Hermann Boerhaave. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1839, after Luighi