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Martin Vahl. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man with hand to head beside a writing desk with quill and inkwell.

Anthony White. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1852, after T. F. Dicksee, 1843

Thomas Francis Dicksee

Mezzotint portrait of John Dalton, an older man in round spectacles and dark coat, hands clasped, dark background.

John Dalton. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1834, after J. Lonsdale

Stipple engraving of James Watt seated with a pencil over a wheel diagram, wearing a frock coat and waistcoat.

James Watt. Stipple engraving, 1827, after Sir F. Chantrey

Francis Legatt Chantrey

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and velvet coat holding a quill over an open book.

Karl Friedrich Hundertmarck (Hundertmark). Mezzotint by J.J. Haid after C. H. Mylius

Carl Heinrich Mylius

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and buttoned collar, arms folded, captioned Thomas Britton.

Thomas Britton. Stipple engraving by Maddocks after J. Wollaston, 1703

Stipple engraving portrait of Carl von Linne, an elderly man in a powdered wig with a star insignia on his coat.

Carolus Linnaeus. Stipple engraving by P. Roberts after L. Pasch after A. Roslin, 1775

Alexander Roslin

Mezzotint portrait of Francis Baily, standing beside a table with spectacles, a document and stacked books, against a dark ba

Francis Baily. Mezzotint by T. Lupton after T. Phillips

Thomas Phillips

Stipple engraving portrait of a young man in a dark coat with lace collar and cuffs, inscribed Thomas Pennant Esq.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by J. Hopwood after J. Wills

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in dark dress beside a table with open book, quill, inkwell and stacked books.

James Johnson. Mezzotint by G. H. Phillips, 1835, after J. Wood

Stipple engraving portrait of a seated older man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a signature below.

Thomas Joseph Pettigrew. Stipple engraving by W. & F. Holl after H. Room

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

Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt. Stipple engraving by J. C. Bock after J.B. Hirschmann

Johann Baptist Hirschmann

Stipple engraved portrait of a man with curly grey hair and a dark coat, labelled Edward Barlow M.D., Bath.

Edward Barlow. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson

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