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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

Lithograph of fifteen men in formal dress, seated and standing around a draped table with books and papers.

Fifteen medical professors at the University of Vienna. Lithograph by or after A. Prinzhofer, 1853

Auguste Prinzhofer

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

Engraved group portrait with three oval medallions of named sitters, heraldic shields, drapery and classical trophies in an o

Margaret Duchess of Portland, William Duke of Portland, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, in ovals, with emblematic and…

Christian Friedrich Zincke

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

Caricature of a dinner party with anthropomorphic prehistoric reptiles and a seated man at the head of the table.

Sir Richard Owen. Lithograph by A. Orton after E. C. Rye

Edward Caldwell Rye

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