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Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in formal dress beside books, a quill pen, a rolled document and a domed building.

James Bentley. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1850, after J. P. Knight

John Prescott Knight

Stipple engraving portrait of A. I. Coffin, M.D., a white-haired man in spectacles and dark suit resting a hand on books.

Albert Isaiah Coffin. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall after Charpentier

Henry Bryan Hall

Stipple engraving portrait of John Locke, bust-length, long hair, dark coat, white cravat, books behind him.

John Locke. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite after Sir G. Kneller, 1704

Godfrey Kneller

Wood engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark jacket and cravat, within an oval frame.

John Phillips. Wood engraving by R. & E. Taylor after T.D. Scott, 1874

Thomas Dewell Scott

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs, holding a quill pen at a writing desk.

Jacob de Castro-Sarmento. Mezzotint by R. Houston after R. E. Pine

Robert Edge Pine

Stipple engraved portrait of an older man with curled hair and lace collar, labelled BOUDOU.

Pierre Boudou. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of Sir Samuel Garth in a curled powdered wig and dark coat, half-turned toward the viewer.

Sir Samuel Garth. Stipple engraving by R. Newton, 1823, after G. Clint after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Mark Akenside. Stipple engraving by R. Woodman, 1837, after A. Pond

Stipple engraving portrait of Robert Boyle in a long curled periwig and cravat, within an oval vignette.

Robert Boyle. Stipple engraving by R. Woodman after J. Kerseboom

Johann Kerseboom

Hand-coloured oval stipple portrait of John Stephens, a smiling man in a wide-brimmed hat and green coat, 1791.

John Stephens. Coloured stipple engraving by G. Hawkins, 1791, after J. Bowring, 1787

Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux, profile looking left. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself after J. S. Colman

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, medal on chest, holding a book, with signature b

Sir James McGrigor. Stipple engraving by J. Holl, 1839, after H. Room

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak, resting his hand on a book, with Latin inscription below.

Christian von Wolff. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid after G. Boy

Stipple engraving of an elderly man in a dark robe seated in a chair beside a stone column and drapery.

William Harvey. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1839, after C. Janssen

Stipple engraving of an elderly clergyman in a white wig and black gown, seated beside an open book.

John Wesley. Stipple engraving by W. T. Fry after J. Renton

William Thomas Fry

Stipple engraving portrait of seated bald man in dark coat holding a book, with printed caption Olinthus Gregory below.

Olinthus Gilbert Gregory. Stipple engraving by H. Robinson after R. Evans

Wood engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and bow tie, after a photograph by Mayall.

George James Guthrie. Wood engraving by F.S., 1856, after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat holding flowers, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.L. Hirschmann

Johann Leonhard Hirschmann

Stipple engraving portrait of Pliny the Elder, bearded man with long hair in a dark mantle, octagonal frame.

Caius Plinius Secundus senior. Stipple engraving by F. W. Bollinger

Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark academic gown, standing with a cane against a plain background.

Peter Guthrie Tait. Mezzotint by J. Faed after Sir G. Reid

Stipple engraving of a bewigged man in a dark coat and cravat, with a Latin inscription on a plinth below.

Christianus de Helwich. Stipple engraving by F. G. Wolffgang after F. Jachmann

Friedrich Jachmann

Black and white mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a carved armchair with books and an inkwell on a desk beside him.

John Butter. Mezzotint by H. Cousins after J. Lucas

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left, with the name Richard Temple below.

Richard Temple. Mezzotint by J. Young, 1802, after W. Owen

Engraved portrait of a bearded man seated beside a draped table with a book, with printed caption and signature below.

James Sheridan Muspratt. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after A. Claudet

Antoine Claudet

Stipple engraving of a seated man in a dark coat, with a handwritten signature and M.D. F.R.S. below the portrait.

Edward Jenner. Stipple engraving by W. H. Mote after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on paper on a table.

John Mackintosh. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1838, after J. Watson-Gordon

John Watson Gordon

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a German calligraphic title below.

Johann Adam Schmidt. Stipple engraving by C. H. Rahl, 1801, after J. A. Kapeller

Josef Anton Kapeller

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man with a cane beside a draped table, quill and inkwell, with a building in the background.

Dauntsey Hulme. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds, 1830, after J. Lonsdale

Engraved oval portrait of a bewigged man in embroidered robes, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Johann Jakob Baier. Engraving by M. Rösler, 1728

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Dr. C.A.F. Kluge.

Karl Alexander Ferdinand Kluge. Stipple engraving by J.F. Bolt, 1828, after E.F. Bussler

Ernst Friedrich Bussler