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Mezzotint portrait of a man in a wig and dark gown holding an armillary sphere, eyes closed, 1719.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Mezzotint by G. White after J. Vanderbank, 1719

John Vanderbank

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frilled cravat, labelled Bordeu.

Théophile Bordeu. Stipple engraving by Lambert [le jeune?]

Lambert frères

Stipple engraving portrait of James Currie, a man in powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat, with printed caption below.

James Currie. Stipple engraving by T. A. Dean, 1830, after J. Williamson, 1791

John Williamson

Stipple engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with French caption below.

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

Ambroise Tardieu

Benjamin Smith Barton. Stipple engraving by C. Gobrecht, 1816

Christian Gobrecht

Stipple engraving of Sir Isaac Newton's bust portrait in an oval frame with a caption below.

Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after L. Allen after L. F. Roubiliac

Louis-François Roubiliac

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat beside a skull and crossed bones, with a printed caption below.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer, 1819, after F. Simoneau

Stipple engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and a cravat, labeled Gio: Battista Amici.

Giovanni Battista Amici. Stipple engraving by F. Vendramini after P. Ermini

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig beside books, a quill and inkwell, with a name plaque below.

François Quesnay. Heliogravure after J.C. François, 1767, after J. M. Frédou

Jean Martial Frédou

Hand-coloured lithograph of a seated man in a dark coat with a young woman and an older woman in a hat, with sketches behind.

Jules-Germain Cloquet. Coloured lithograph by C. J. Travies

Stipple engraving of a bust-length man in spectacles, curly hair, dark coat and white cravat, captioned Jn. Pre. Maunoir.

Jean-Pierre Maunoir. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark cloak and cap, titled Giovanni Inghirami, on a cream paper ground.

Giovanni Inghirami. Stipple engraving by F. Vendramini after P. Ermini

Mezzotint portrait of a man in spectacles, dark coat and cravat, against a shadowed background, signed Edward Cock.

Edward Cock. Mezzotint by W. T. Davey after P. A. T. Senties

Pierre Asthasie Théodore Senties

Mezzotint portrait of John Hunter seated beside a desk with skull illustrations, bones and specimen jars.

John Hunter. Mezzotint by W. O. Geller, 1836, after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraving portrait of William Cullen, M.D., in powdered wig and academic gown, seated at a table with a book.

William Cullen. Stipple engraving by W. Howison, 1847, after W. Cochrane

William Cochran

Stipple engraving of Thomas Pennant, seated in a dark coat holding a folded paper, with trees behind him.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1793, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Thomas Gainsborough

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Humphry Davy seated at a desk with quill, inkwell, and open book, after Thomas Phillips.

Sir Humphry Davy. Stipple engraving by W. T. Fry, 1825, after T. Phillips

Thomas Phillips

Mezzotint portrait of a bespectacled man in a dark coat and waistcoat, one hand resting on a stack of books.

Albert Isaiah Coffin. Mezzotint by H. B. Hall after Charpentier

Henry Bryan Hall

Wood engraved oval portrait of an elderly bald man with curly white hair in a dark coat and white collar.

Sir James Murray. Wood engraving after T.D. Scott, 1872

Thomas Dewell Scott

Stipple engraving portrait of Athanasius Kircher, a bearded man in a dark cap and layered clerical robe.

Athanasius Kircher. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper

Stipple engraving of Joseph Hume, a man in a dark double-breasted coat and high collar, hands resting on a book.

Joseph Hume. Stipple engraving by J. Brown after J. Stewart

Mezzotint portrait of a seated older man in a dark coat beside a desk with a quill, inkwell and bookshelves.

Robert Richardson. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1842, after S. Howell

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir John F. W. Herschel seated beside a book, head resting on his hand.

Sir John Frederick William Herschel. Stipple engraving by D. J. Pound, 1862, after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

James Clerk-Maxwell. Stipple engraving by G.J. Stodart, 1881, after J. Fergus

Antoine Baumé. Engraving by A. de Saint-Aubin after C. N. Cochin, 1772

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Sir Isaac Newton with long curled wig and white cravat.

Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1807, after J. Vanderbank, 1726

John Vanderbank

Stipple engraving of a seated bearded man in a frock coat reading a small book in an ornate armchair.

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. Stipple engraving by J. Brown after J. Fergus

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

Engraved portrait of Richard Tomlinson in a laurel wreath, with apothecary tools on the left and deer and a bear in woods on

Richard Tomlinson. Pen drawing by M. Nickson, 1810, after T. Cross, 1657

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

Wood engraving of a bearded man standing among seated Inuit figures around a fire inside a hut, with a boat and hanging fish.

Elisha Kent Kane. Wood engraving by [P. U. P. ?] & Pager after E. Etherington

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

Franciszek Tegazzo