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Stipple engraving of Daniel Rutherford in an oval portrait with botanical sprig above and Edinburgh landscape below.

Daniel Rutherford. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1804, after H. Raeburn

Stipple engraving of Edward Coleman as a sculpted bust with curled hair and draped cloth on a pedestal.

Edward Coleman. Stipple engraving by W. Read

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man in dark academic gown and white cravat, titled Gideon Algernon Mantell, LL.D., F.R.S.

Gideon Algernon Mantell. Mezzotint by W. T. Davey after P. A. T. Senties after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of Robert Boyle in a curled wig and lace cravat, shown in an oval frame with engraved inscription.

Robert Boyle. Mezzotint by J. Smith, 1689 after J. Kerseboom, 1689

Johann Kerseboom

Stipple engraving portrait of Reverend A. O. Beattie in black gown and white bands, holding an open book.

Alexander Ogilvie Beattie. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after G. Sayer

Line engraving of a bearded man in period dress beside an armillary sphere and stacked books on a table.

Prospero Alpino. Line engraving by R. Blokhuysen

Reynier Blokhuysen

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a fur hat and fur-collared coat, labeled Leonhard Euler in script.

Leonhard Euler. Stipple engraving after J. Darbes

Joseph Friedrich August Darbes

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark cloak, captioned DE FOE.

Daniel Defoe. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson after M. van der Gucht

Michael Vandergucht

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat, framed with classical ornaments, books, a quill, and the label T.F. Churc

Thomas Furlong Churchill. Stipple engraving by K. Mackenzie, 1808, after W. H. Watts

Walter Henry Watts

Oval engraved portrait of a bald, bearded man in dark clothing and white clerical bands, labelled Joh. Jac. Wepfer.

Johann Jakob Wepfer. Engraving by H. Pfenninger

Heinrich Pfenninger

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair and a ruffled collar, signed Holl sculp.

Michael Servetus. Stipple engraving by Holl, 1820, after C. van Sichem, 1607

Christoffel van Sichem

Stipple engraving portrait of William Hyde Wollaston, a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, within an ornate border.

William Hyde Wollaston. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1835, after J. Jackson

Stipple engraving portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark coat and patterned cravat, after Winterhalter, 1874.

Christian Friedrich, Baron von Stockmar. Stipple engraving by F. Holl, 1874, after F. Winterhalter

Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir James Mackintosh in dark coat and cravat, within an ornate decorative border.

Sir James Mackintosh. Stipple engraving after W. Derby

Stipple engraving portrait of Mathew Townsend Bethune, M.D., a man in a dark coat and white cravat.

Mathew Townsend Bethune. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after J.G. Hamilton

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a dark military uniform with a sash, holding a sword, beside a chalkboard.

Sir Thomas Longmore. Mixed method print by C.J. Tomkins after Sir G. Reid

Stipple engraving of a man in a wig and waistcoat holding a book, set against foliage and a distant hilly landscape.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by W. H. Lizars, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Thomas Gainsborough

Sir Henry Charles Englefield. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1821, after T. Phillips, 1815

Thomas Phillips

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an older man with powdered hair and a dark coat, with French caption below.

Peter Simon Pallas. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Henry Halford in a dark coat with a gold star badge, with his signature below.

Sir Henry Halford. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Cochran after H. Room

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frock coat leaning on a desk with a quill pen and inkwells.

Richard Warren. Mezzotint by J. Jones, 1792, after T. Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough

Stipple engraving of a bearded marble bust of Epicurus with curly hair, head bowed, on a pedestal.

Epicurus. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1823, after W.M. Craig

William Marshall Craig

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig writing with a quill, with shelves of leather-bound books behind him.

Henry Harrington. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1799, after T. Beach, 1799

Stipple engraving in an oval frame of a woman with dark hair, hand to cheek, in a dark gown with lace trim.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by Caroline Watson, 1803

Caroline Watson

Stipple engraving portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu in an ornate turban and embroidered robe, facing left.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by W. Greatbach, 1844, after C. F. Zincke

Christian Friedrich Zincke

Sir Ashton Lever. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after S. Shelley

Stipple engraving of seated Adam Ferguson with white hair, holding a quill pen beside an open book.

Adam Ferguson. Stipple engraving by R. Page, 1824, after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Oval stipple engraving of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wearing a feathered headdress, lace collar and dark gown.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by Caroline Watson, 1813, after J. Richardson, 1719

Jonathan Richardson

Stipple engraving of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet and ruffled collar, with spectacles, labelled Caroline Herschel, aged

Caroline Herschel, aged 92. Stipple engraving by J. Brown

Stipple engraving portrait of G. G. Lichtenberg in powdered wig and lace cravat, within an octagonal frame.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Stipple engraving by F.W. Bollinger after J. L. Strecker

Johann Ludwig Strecker

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman seated in a chair, wearing a white bonnet and dark cloak, with a dedication below.

Elizabeth Alexander, aged 104. Engraving, 1806

Elizabeth Atkins

Heliogravure portrait of a seated older man in a fur-trimmed coat, holding a quill above an open book.

Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Comte de Chanteloup. Heliogravure by Dujardin after a painting by A. J. Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros

Oval stipple engraving of Samuel Solomon, M.D., a man in a dark coat and white cravat with powdered hair.

Samuel Solomon. Stipple engraving by J. Pass after Turmeau

Stipple engraving of a standing man in period coat and cravat holding a book, shown as a statue on a plinth.

Oliver Goldsmith. Stipple engraving by G. Stodart after J. H. Foley

John Henry Foley

Nicolaus Copernicus. Wood engraving by A. Regulski after F. Tegazzo

Franciszek Tegazzo

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in a dark overcoat beside a chaise longue, with a top hat and gloves, in an ornate inter

Richard Hotham Pigeon. Mezzotint by C. E. Wagstaff after J. P. Knight

Coloured lithograph of two orang-utans in human clothing, one holding a teacup while seated beside a standing companion.

Two orang-utans wearing clothes and drinking tea. Coloured lithograph by Day & Haghe after W Hawkins

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curled hair in a dark academic gown, in an oval frame with an inscription below.

Hermann Boerhaave. Mezzotint by G. White after J. Goddard

Wood engraving portrait of Sir James Paget in an oval frame, a man with side-swept hair and whiskers in a dark suit.

Sir James Paget. Wood engraving after T.D. Scott, 1871

Thomas Dewell Scott

Mezzotint portrait of a young woman in a feathered hat and lace shawl, reading an open book, labelled Miss Jones.

A young woman (Miss Jones) reading. Mezzotint, 17--, after Catherine Read

Mezzotint oval portrait of an older man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with an engraved caption naming Sir Edward Hulse.

Sir Edward Hulse. Mezzotint by J. Watson after F. Cotes, 1757

Colour caricature of Professor J. Béclard holding a thermometer beside a wire cage and physiology books, magazine cover.

Jules Auguste Béclard. Colour wood engraving by Rougeron Vignerot after Coll-Toc

Mezzotint of two men in an observatory, one observing through a telescope and one writing beside a celestial globe.

Astronomy: Thomas Phelps (left) and John Bartlett making astronomical observations in the observatory of the Earl of…

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded wild boy in a long coat standing in forest foliage with a bowl and scattered nuts.

Peter, the wild boy. Mezzotint by V. Green after P. Falconet

Sepia portrait drawing of a man with light swept-back hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned to the left.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Lithograph (?) by S. Cousins, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Stipple engraving portrait of José Celestino Mutis in an oval frame surrounded by botanical flowers and calligraphic text.

José Celestino Mutis. Stipple engraving

Alexander von Humboldt

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frock coat, with French inscription naming François Doublet.

François Doublet. Stipple engraving by B. Roger, 1809, after C. N. Cochin, junior, 1787

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man in a dark buttoned coat and high white collar, with Latin inscription below.

Carlo Careno. Stipple engraving by A. Zaffonato after C. Visconti

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig holding a book, inside an oval frame, after Johann Zoffany.

Benjamin Stillingfleet. Mezzotint by V. Green after J. Zoffany

Mezzotint portrait of Queen Anne in crown and royal robes, holding a sceptre and orb against a dark background.

Queen Anne, holding an orb and a sceptre. Mezzotint by J. Faber after J. Closterman, 17--

John Closterman

Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Weston, a seated man in a striped robe and wig at a desk with books and instruments.

Thomas Weston. Mezzotint by J. Faber, junior, 1723, after M. Dahl

Michel Eugène Chevreul. Colour wood engraving by E. Froment after P. Renouard, 1886

Stipple engraving of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, labelled Rousseau, after a portrait by La Tour.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Stipple engraving by R. Hart after M.-Q. de La Tour

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and white cravat beside a draped table and column.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Mezzotint by S. Cousins, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat, labelled Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel below.

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel. Reproduction of line engraving by E. Mandel after Wolff

Johann Eduard Wolff

Sir Richard Croft. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after Sir G. Hayter, 1801

Coloured mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat, with leather books at left, titled John Wasdale, M.D.

John Wasdale. Coloured mezzotint by E. Bell, 1797, after S. Williams

Solomon Williams

Stipple engraved portrait of seated James Hamilton in dark coat and white cravat before a draped curtain.

James Hamilton. Stipple engraving by T. Gaugain, 1825, after J. Watson (Gordon)

John Watson Gordon

Blue mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, holding a cane, within an ornate rococo frame.

Ambrosius Carolus Bieler. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after M. C. Hirschmann

M. C Hirschmann

Stipple engraving portrait of Erasmus Darwin in a dark coat, waistcoat and cravat, with curled hair against a dark background

Erasmus Darwin. Stipple engraving by J. Heath, 1804, after J. Rawlinson

James Rawlinson

Engraved oval portrait of Blaise Pascal, a man with curly hair and a white collar, above an inscribed pedestal.

Blaise Pascal. Engraving by G. Vertue, 1744, after G. Edelinck after F. Quesnel, junior

Wood engraving portrait of a man in a dark jacket and bow tie, captioned Sir W. S. Savory, M.B., F.R.S.

Sir William Scovell Savory. Wood engraving by R. Taylor

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat, hand raised to his temple, beside an inkstand in a carved armchair.

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford. Mezzotint by J. R. Smith, 1801, after himself

John Raphael Smith

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed livery gown, holding a hat, beside a stone column.

Henry Prude. Mezzotint by J. Faber, junior, 1750 after T. Hudson