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Thomas Jefferson. Stipple engraving after C. B. St. Mémin

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

Mezzotint portrait of a wigged man in academic gown with hand on a book, coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Johannes Albert Gesner. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after Grooth

Johann Christoph Grooth

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man in a curled powdered wig and white bands collar, labelled Jn B Ste Nas Boyer.

Jean Baptiste Nicholas Boyer. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1828

Ambroise Tardieu

William Hunter. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Thornthwaite, 1780, after himself

J. Thornthwaite

Hand-coloured caricature of a man riding a cayman while figures pull a rope beside a river and forest.

Charles Waterton in Guyana riding on the back of a cayman. Coloured etching by R. Cruikshank, 1827, after E. Jones

Mezzotint portrait of a seated older man in a dark coat writing at a desk beside a bookcase of leather-bound books.

Robert Bentley Todd. Mezzotint by G. Zobel, 1860, after D. Y. Blakiston

Douglas Wye Blakiston

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig, lace cravat and cuffs, with one hand on his waistcoat.

Christian Gottlieb Ludwig. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after E. G. Haussmann

Elias Gottlob Haussmann

Stipple engraving portrait of Hugh Williamson in dark coat and white cravat, with curtain behind him, 1823.

Hugh Williamson. Stipple engraving by Thomson, 1823, after J. Trumbull

Stipple engraving portrait of Justus von Liebig, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Justus von Liebig. Stipple engraving by J. Cook, 1844, after W. Trautschold, 1840

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Adolph Trautschold

Oval mezzotint portrait of John Kay in a tricorn hat, powdered wig and lace jabot, with a signature below.

John Kay. Mezzotint by T. O. Barlow, 1862

Thomas Oldham Barlow

Luigi Bucellati. Stipple engraving by G. Zancon

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a bald man in dark coat with a cross medal, labeled Dr. Ch. Hufeland, 1819.

Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1819, after C. Tangermann

Christian Tangermann

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat within an oval, captioned Dr. Aug. Ferdin. v. Wolff.

August Ferdinand von Wolff. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1827, after Sonntag

Mezzotint portrait of clergyman John Wesley in white wig and clerical bands, with an engraved church vignette below.

John Wesley. Mezzotint by W. Ward, 1825, after G. Romney, 1789

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

René Primevère Lesson. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curled wig, white collar and dark gown in an oval vignette.

John Ray. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer after Mary Beale

Engraved portrait of Theodric Romeyn Beck, M.D., seated with an open book, quill pen and inkwell, with his signature below.

Theodoric Romeyn Beck. Stipple engraving by E. Prudhomme, 1834, after R. W. Weir

Robert Walter Weir

Wood engraving of a man with curly hair in a dark coat reading an open book, with a handwritten signature below.

Henry Clutterbuck. Wood engraving by G.S. Measom

George Samuel Measom

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin seated in a study with books, a globe, dividers and an open book.

Benjamin Franklin. Mezzotint by H. S. Sadd, 1847, after T. H. Matteson

Johan Christian Daniel von Schreber. Stipple engraving by C. W. Bock, 1794, after L.H. Hessell

Leonhard Heinrich Hessel

Wood engraving portrait of an older man with curly hair, cravat and frock coat, signed Robert Lee, within an ornate border.

Robert Lee. Wood engraving by Smyth, 1851, after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Stipple engraving portrait of George Shaw in dark coat and cravat, holding a quill pen, with printed caption below.

George Shaw. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1823, after J. Russell

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

Jean Louis Auguste Loiseleur Deslongchamps. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving bust portrait of a man with swept hair and dark neckcloth, with a cursive signature below.

Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after G. Richmond

George Richmond

Mezzotint portrait of John Locke with long wavy hair in an oval frame, inscribed John Locke Esq. below.

John Locke. Mezzotint after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Stipple engraving of Charles Hutton seated at a desk with a quill pen, open book, and stacked books, 1824.

Charles Hutton. Stipple engraving, 1824, after H. Ashby

Oval stipple engraving of a man in a tricorn hat and powdered wig, signed Holl sculp, after George Romney.

Richard Watson. Stipple engraving by Holl after G. Romney

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with powdered wig and cravat, with printed name caption below.

Martinus Nieuwenhuijzen. Stipple engraving by T. de Roode

Theodorus de Roode

Oval stipple engraving portrait of Sir Charles Lyell in dark coat and cravat, with signature below.

Sir Charles Lyell. Stipple engraving by W. H. Mote

William Henry Mote

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an elderly man with powdered hair and frilled cravat, with German inscription below.

Johann Friedrich Fritze. Stipple engraving by J.F. Jügel

Friedrich Jügel