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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

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and cravat, with Latin verse below.

Jean-Baptiste Étienne Benoît Olive Regnault. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon after Mme Chacheré de Beaurepaire

Françoise-Cunégonde Chacheré de Beaurepaire

Stipple engraved portrait of Richard Owen, an elderly man with long hair and bow tie, on a cream sheet.

Sir Richard Owen. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1880

Charles Henry Jeens

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and cloak beside a coat of arms, with Latin inscription below.

Martin Master. Engraving, 1821, after R. Gaywood, 1660

Richard Gaywood

David Macbeth Moir. Stipple engraving by J. C. Armytage after A. Brodie

Alexander Brodie

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man with a powdered wig in an oval frame, captioned Dr Price.

Richard Price. Stipple engraving by Louison, 1792, after himself

Stipple engraving portrait of Johann Beckmann, a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and lace jabot, on cream paper.

Johann Beckmann. Stipple engraving by J. J. Hinchliff after L. Schmidt

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man in a periwig and academic gown, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Elias Camerarius. Mezzotint by G. Kilian

Georg Christoph Kilian

John Howard. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1818, after T. Holloway

Thomas Holloway

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, one hand on his chest, against a dark background.

Samuel Armstrong Lane. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1849, after Elizabeth Walker

Elizabeth Walker

Engraved portrait of Michael Faraday seated in a carved armchair holding an open book.

Michael Faraday. Engraving by D. J. Pound, 1858, after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in powdered wig and embroidered coat, oval frame, with French caption below.

Leopoldo Marco Antonio Caldani. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, with an inscribed cartouche and coat of arms below

Johann Nicolaus Raab. Mezzotint by J. F. Schmidt, 1761

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig writing at a desk, with a city building visible through a window.

Jonas Hanway. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1780, after E. Edwards

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with handwritten inscription 'Faithfully yours' below.

William Jones. Mezzotint by G. R. Ward after J. P. Knight

John Prescott Knight

Stipple engraving of a seated man in 18th-century dress beside a scroll labelled The Royal Charter, a globe, and a column.

Thomas Coram. Stipple engraving by W. Nutter, 1796, after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, captioned George Cleghorn, M.D.

George Cleghorn. Stipple engraving by C. Sherwin

Charles Sherwin

Stipple engraving portrait of John Dollond in a powdered wig, holding spectacles beside a stack of books, 1804.

John Dollond. Stipple engraving by K. Mackenzie, 1804, after B. Wilson

Benjamin Wilson

Mezzotint portrait of a bewigged man in a dark gown with one hand resting on a book, against dark drapery.

Johann Georg Volckamer. Mezzotint by B. Vogel, 1736, after J. Kupetzky

Engraved portrait of a bust of Sir James Edward Smith, President of the Linnean Society, aged 68, with neckcloth.

Sir James Edward Smith. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1832, after H. B. Love after F. Chantrey

Francis Legatt Chantrey