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Woodcut portrait of a curly-haired man in a cap and cloak, with the name Petrus Leonius Medicus printed above.

Pietro Leoni. Woodcut by T. Stimmer, 1589

Henry Cavendish. Aquatint by C. Rosenberg after W. Alexander

William Alexander

Colour caricature of an elderly stooped man in a top hat and frock coat leaning on a cane, from Vanity Fair, 1873.

Sir Richard Owen. Colour lithograph by Sir L. Ward [Spy], 1873

Colour caricature of a standing bearded man in a dark suit holding a rolled paper, from Vanity Fair, 1878.

Sir Francis Philip Cunliffe-Owen. Coloured lithograph by L. Ward [Spy]

Lithograph bust portrait of an elderly man with white hair and high collar, captioned Prof. Luigi Nerucci Medico in Pistoia.

Luigi Nerucci. Lithograph by A. Michelozzi

Lithograph portrait of a standing man in frock coat and waistcoat, wearing round glasses and holding a top hat.

Carl Damian, Ritter von Schroff. Lithograph by E. Kaiser, 1850

Pen sketch of a seated man in a period wig and buttoned coat on a wooden stool, labelled Dr Bragge.

Robert Bragge. Etching by F. Grose

Lithograph bust portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark coat and cravat, with a printed caption naming Vincenzo Pinali.

Vincenzo Pinali. Lithograph by G. B. Cecchini

Giovanni Battista Cecchini

Coloured caricature lithograph of a bald, moustached man in a dark suit beside a carved table with a book.

Sir Henry Charles Burdett. Coloured lithograph after J. P. Mellor [Quiz], 1898

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and cravat, resting his hand on a chair arm, by Josef Kriehuber.

Johann von Seeburger. Lithograph by J. Kriehuber, 1841

Josef Kriehuber

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in dark jacket and bow tie, with signature Giuseppe Moris below.

Giuseppe Giacinto Moris. Lithograph by D. Castellini after C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform holding a sword, with a helmet and book beside him.

Carl Heidler. Lithograph by J. Kriehuber, 1854

Josef Kriehuber

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Etching by C. W. Sherborn after C. F. Zincke

Christian Friedrich Zincke

Oval etched portrait of a man in a fur hat and dark cloak, with a coat of arms and laurel wreath in the corners.

Johannes Faust. Etching after Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn

Black and white lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white waistcoat, signed Pasquali below.

Aloys Pasquali. Lithograph by J. Seligmann

Engraving of Saint Bruno kneeling and praying in a rocky wilderness, with a dog, skull and book nearby.

Saint Bruno praying in the wilderness. Engraving after C. Mellan

Black and white lithographic portrait of a man in a double-breasted coat with cravat, labelled Fiard.

Thomas-Marie-Louis Fiard. Lithograph by A. Farcy, 1853

Caricature of an elderly man in top hat and spectacles leaning on a cane, from Vanity Fair, 1875.

Sir George Biddell Airy. Chromolithograph by [Ape], 1875

Carlo Pellegrini

Lithograph portrait of an older man in a black coat holding a quill, seated beside stacked books and an inkwell.

Giovanni Andrea Magri. Lithograph by G. M. Bozzoli, 1836

Black and white lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and waistcoat, with the name Bouillaud and a signature bel

Jean Baptiste Bouillaud. Lithograph by N. E. Maurin after himself

Black-and-white lithographic portrait of a bearded man with wire-rimmed glasses, bow tie and dark jacket, signed below.

Ludwig Schlager. Lithograph by A. Dauthage, 1861

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

Mezzotint of men gathered in a formal room around a table with documents, flags and drums on the wall behind them.

The Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. Mezzotint by H.S. Sadd after J. Trumbull

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

Hand-coloured stipple print of an inn interior with travelers at breakfast around a table, a fireplace, and a staircase.

An inn at Bristol: people having breakfast before taking the stage coach. Stipple print after E.V. Rippingille, 1824

Edward Villiers Rippingille

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

Lithograph group portrait of fourteen men in formal dress around a table with papers and books, in a curtained room.

Medical professors at the University of Vienna. Lithograph by J. Stadler, 1855, after A. Prinzhofer, 1853

Auguste Prinzhofer

Engraved view of a busy 19th-century chemistry laboratory with arched windows, glassware, and men in period dress working.

Justus von Liebig and colleagues at work in the analytical laboratory in Giessen. Lithograph (?) after W. Trautschold…

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Adolph Trautschold