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Mezzotint portrait of John Dollond, an elderly man in a powdered wig with books labelled Opticks and an engraved caption belo

John Dollond. Mezzotint by J.R. Smith after B. Wilson

Benjamin Wilson

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, within an oval frame.

J. L. Marin Defrance. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig holding a geometric diagram and resting a hand on a globe, within an ornate fra

Johann Bernoulli. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after J. Huber

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and a lace collar, within an oval frame.

Edward Browne. Stipple engraving by E. Harding

Wood engraving bust portrait of a man in a curled wig, white cravat and buttoned coat, signed W. J. Linton.

Thomas Coram. Wood engraving by W. J. Linton after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark greatcoat and white cravat, captioned Sir John Leslie, with signature.

Sir John Leslie. Stipple engraving by H. Cook, 1847, after A. Chisholm

Alexander Chisolm

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a curly-haired man in an embroidered coat with a medal, with a printed caption below.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of Johannes Koch in powdered wig and fur-trimmed robe, holding a letter, with coat of arms and verse below

Johannes Koch. Mezzotint by G. Bodenehr after M. Schmid, 1740

Wood engraving of a statue of Sir Isaac Newton in a draped robe, standing on a plinth beside a stack of books.

Sir Isaac Newton. Wood engraving by [P. H.] after W. Theed, 1858

Stipple engraving portrait of Henry Andrews, a man in a powdered wig and dark coat beside a globe.

Henry Andrews. Stipple engraving by T. Blood after J. Watson

Charles Hutton. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1823, after B. Wyon

Mezzotint of a woman with a parasol and feathered fan, attended by two figures in feathered headdresses under a cloudy sky.

A character in the play "The widdow Ranter": Semernia, a Native American queen, with two pageboys. Mezzotint by W. Vi…

William Vincent

Stipple engraving portrait of Bernard de Jussieu in an oval frame, showing a man with a curled wig and lace collar.

Bernard de Jussieu. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of Edward Jenner seated beside an open book, wearing a fur-collared coat, with a sea view behind him.

Edward Jenner. Mezzotint by W. Say after J. Northcote, 1802

James Northcote

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled wig and white cravat, within an oval frame with a coat of arms and inscription.

Georg Haintke. Mezzotint by E. C. Heiss after himself

Stipple engraved bust portrait of Louis Agassiz with long hair and bow tie on a tan background.

Louis Agassiz. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1879, after a photograph

Charles Henry Jeens

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig holding a printed page, with inscription naming James Johnstone ju

James Johnstone, junior. Stipple engraving by J. Ross after T. Burney after J. Russell

Mezzotint portrait of a bespectacled man in a dark coat and plaid waistcoat before rocky cliffs, with printed inscription bel

Sir Henry Thomas de la Bèche. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1848, after H. P. Bone

Henry Pierce Bone

Stipple engraved portrait of Charles Babbage in dark coat and white cravat, with signature and caption below.

Charles Babbage. Stipple engraving by R. Roffe, 1833

Wood engraving portrait of a bearded man with a mustache in a dark suit and high collar, captioned Doctor Poirier.

Paul Julien Poirier. Wood engraving by A. Norieux

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, in an oval frame above a Latin inscription plaque.

Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1777, after J. J. Kleeman, 1776

Johann Jakob Kleeman

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, seated in a chair against a shaded oval

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland. Stipple engraving by C. Picart, 1810, after H. Edridge, 1809

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, dark coat and cravat, against a black background.

Sir William Knighton. Stipple engraving by S. Cousins after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark coat, seated beside a book, labelled Friedrich Hoffmann.

Friedrich Hoffmann II. Stipple engraving by A. Gabler after A. Pesne

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

John Peacock. Mezzotint by T. Lupton after J. Meggett

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, with a Latin inscription naming Johannes Vischerus, Med. D

Johann Vischer. Mezzotint by G. Fennitzer, 16--

Georg Fennitzer

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and lace collar, in an oval frame with fruit garlands.

Justinius Muellner. Mezzotint by M. Fennitzer

Michael Fennitzer

Stipple engraving portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat and cravat wearing a star-shaped medal.

Joseph Louis Lagrange. Stipple engraving by R. Hart

Stipple engraved portrait of James Johnson, M.D., a man in dark coat and waistcoat with one hand on a book.

James Johnson. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after J. Wood

Hand-coloured stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat, inside an oval frame.

William Brodum. Coloured stipple engraving by E. A. Ezekiel, 1797 after G. Barry