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Margaret Patten, a centenarian. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1820, after J. Smith

Grey wash drawing of Sir Isaac Newton, a white-haired man in a loose robe, after a 1723 print.

Sir Isaac Newton. Wash drawing by G. S., 1848, after J. Simon, 1723, after Sir J. Thornhill, 1710

James Thornhill

Oval lithograph portrait of a seated man with mustache, dark coat and bow tie, hands clasped over one knee.

David Livingstone. Lithograph by S. Hodson after Sharp & Melville

Samuel Joseph Hodson

Line engraving of a man with long curly hair and mustache in a fur-trimmed coat, with a French caption naming Charles Patin.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by C. Lefebvre, 1663, after himself

Claude Lefèbvre

Line engraving portrait of Charles Patin, a man with long curly hair and a fur-trimmed cloak, in an oval frame, 1662.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by C. Lefebure, 1662, after himself

Claude Lefèbvre

Sepia etching of a man in a cap pointing from an easel holding a Virgin Mary toward a procession outside a window.

Pier Leone Ghezzi standing before his easel on which is placed an image of the Virgin Mary, and pointing out of the w…

Pier Leone Ghezzi

Marie François Xavier Bichat. Etching by J.N.M. Fremy after himself

Jacques Marie Noël Frémy

Monochrome lithograph portrait of a seated elderly man in a dark coat with clasped hands, captioned Med. Doctor Hoser.

Joseph Karl Eduard Hoser. Lithograph by V.F. Šír, 1848

Václav František Šír

Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid. Coloured etching by Richard Dighton, 1824

Richard Dighton the younger

Colour lithograph of a man and woman in an interior with a telescope, armillary sphere, books and a celestial chart.

Sir William Herschel and Caroline Herschel. Colour lithograph by A. Diethe, ca. 1896

Alfred Richard Diethe

Black and white lithograph portrait of a smiling older man in a dark coat with an ornate collar and cross medal.

Ignaz Franz Fritz. Lithograph by V.F. Šír, 1837

Václav František Šír

Engraved full-length portrait of Charles Bonnet in period dress with a walking stick, beside a lake with boats.

Charles Bonnet. Etching by L. Rados after J.B.F. Bosio

Jean Franc̦ois Bosio

Lorenzo de Girolamo Bellini. Etching after C.P.

Piero Andrea Forzoni Accolti

Sepia studio portrait of a mustached man in round wire glasses and dark suit, with signature Charles J. Heath below.

Charles Joseph Heath. Photogravure after Russell & Sons

J. Russell & Sons

Monochrome studio portrait of an older man with a mustache, wearing a dark suit and white collar, hand on lapel.

Sir Alfred Pearce Gould. Photogravure after Elliott & Fry

Hand-coloured print of a man in a blue coat and top hat walking with a tan dog beside him.

John Grosvenor. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1808

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat, chin resting on his hand, looking left, with a printed caption below.

Eduard Fenzl. Lithograph by R. Hoffman, 1856, after F. Küss

Colour caricature of a standing man in a dark jacket and waistcoat, one hand in his pocket, leaning on a wooden chair.

Sir John Scott Burdon Sanderson. Colour lithograph by Sir L. Ward [Spy]

Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. Lithograph by A. Legrand

Auguste Legrand

Hand-coloured caricature etching of an older man in a dark coat holding a top hat, with a thistle at his lapel.

John Ireland. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1807

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace cravat, inside an oval frame with a coat of arms below.

Erdmann Kupizius (Kupitz). Line engraving by A.C. Fleischmann after himself

August Christian Fleischmann

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark gown and ruff collar, hand resting on an open book, with an inscription below.

Francisco Valles. Reproduction of line engraving by M. Allegro after J. Maea

James Dickson. Lithograph after H. P. Briggs, 1820

Henry Perronet Briggs

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark uniform with silver epaulettes and medals, with a German caption below.

Johann Arnold Joseph Büttner. Lithograph by F. Jentzen, 1830, after F. Krüger

James Wood. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1809

Lithograph portrait of an elderly man seated in an armchair, with a German dedication caption below.

Johann Franz Edler von Hieber. Lithograph by L. Fischer, 1839

Leopold Fischer

Gregory Grant. Etching by J. Kay, 1779, after himself

Colour caricature of a stout man in a frock coat beside two large-billed birds on a table, from Vanity Fair.

Sir Edwin Ray Lankester. Colour lithograph after Sir L. Ward [Spy]

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and cravat in a leather armchair, with curtain and landscape behind him.

John Sweatman. Lithograph by R. J. Lane after G. Richmond

George Richmond

Lithograph bust portrait of a man with long wavy hair, moustache, white collar and dark buttoned robe.

Giovanni Alphonso Borelli. Lithograph by P. R. Vignéron

Pierre Roch Vigneron