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Stipple engraving of bearded John Napier seated in an armchair beside a globe and books, wearing a ruff collar.

John Napier. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Sir James Mackintosh, Recorder of Bengal, a man with curly hair and white cravat.

Sir James Mackintosh. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1804, after J. Opie

Stipple engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket, signed William Crookes, by A. Weger.

Sir William Crookes. Stipple engraving by A. Weger

Engraved portrait of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, a bearded man in round spectacles, on a sheet headed Nature, October 25th 1877

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1877

Charles Henry Jeens

Stipple engraving portrait of Francis Barrett, a man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in an oval frame.

Francis Barrett. Stipple engraving by D. Orme after himself

Stipple engraving of a bust-length portrait of a man with wavy hair and a bow tie, with a handwritten signature below.

Joseph Beaumont. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after J. B. Bedford

John Bates Bedford

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a wig and velvet coat, hand resting on a book beside a botanical sprig.

Christoph Jacob Trew. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after D. van der Smissen, 1748

Dominicus van der Smissen

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Robert John Thornton, MD, a man with curly hair and a ruffled cravat, in a dark coat.

Robert John Thornton. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1803, after J. Russell

Stipple engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a book, within an oval frame, labelled Humphrey Llwyd.

Humphrey Llwyd. Stipple engraving by R. Clamp, 1795

Stipple engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled MENDE beneath.

Ludwig Julius Kaspar Mende. Stipple engraving by H. Lödel after [G. M.]

Heinrich Burkhart Lödel

Johann Nepomuk Fischer. Stipple engraving by W. C. Wrankmore after F. T. Mayer

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat with his head resting on his hand, beside an open book and quill pen.

Burkard Eble. Engraving by J. Jung after W. Kraus

Mezzotint portrait of Isaac Barrow in a dark robe and white clerical collar, with long curly hair, against a shaded backgroun

Isaac Barrow. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1811, after D. Loggan

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with Dutch inscription below.

Gerhard Ten Haaff. Stipple engraving by F. Sansom

Franciscus Sansom

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an older man with powdered hair and a lace cravat, labeled Michelangelo Gianetti.

Michelangelo Gianetti. Stipple engraving by C. Lasinio after G.B. Benigni

Giambattista Benigni

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, titled Samuel Parkes.

Samuel Parkes. Stipple engraving by Parker, 1822, after A. Wivell

Engraved portrait of a bearded man seated in an armchair, wearing a frock coat and watch chain.

Albert Richard Smith. Engraving by D. J. Pound after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Vincenzo Dandolo. Stipple engraving by J. D. Nargeot after Augustine Fauchery

Augustine Fauchery

Stipple engraving portrait of John Allen M.D. in a powdered wig and dark gown with white bands, signed Hopwood.

John Allen. Stipple engraving by J. Hopwood, 1809

James Hopwood the Elder

Mark Akenside. Engraving by H. Cook

Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1824, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man in a white wig and cravat, within an oval frame with a name plaque below.

Philip Gabriel Hensler. Stipple engraving by A. Stöttrup

Engraved portrait of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie seated at a desk with a quill pen, inside an ornate decorative border.

Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie. Engraving by J. Brain after H. Room

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Stipple engraving by F. Holl after A. Hughes

Pencil portrait of an older bearded man in an overcoat and bow tie, signed beneath the figure.

Louis Pasteur. Photogravure, 1896, after R. Lehmann, 1884

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bald man seated in an armchair, holding a paper, with a printed name caption below.

Peter Barlow. Mezzotint by S. Cousins after W. Boxall

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

Henry Jephson. Mezzotint by C. E. Wagstaff, 1842, after T. Barber

Engraved portrait of a man in an embroidered coat with a fur collar, with printed caption Chaptal and a signature below.

Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Comte de Chanteloup. Engraving by C. Cook after J.J.F. Monanteuil

Jean-Jacques Monanteuil

Stipple engraving oval portrait of François Mauriceau, a man in a curled powdered wig and lace cravat.

François Mauriceau. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after B. Boullogne, senior

Stipple engraving portrait of Tobias Smollett, M.D., man in powdered wig and lace cravat, octagonal frame.

Tobias George Smollett. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds