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Wood engraving of a man with curly hair in a dark coat reading an open book, with a handwritten signature below.

Henry Clutterbuck. Wood engraving by G.S. Measom

George Samuel Measom

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin seated in a study with books, a globe, dividers and an open book.

Benjamin Franklin. Mezzotint by H. S. Sadd, 1847, after T. H. Matteson

Johan Christian Daniel von Schreber. Stipple engraving by C. W. Bock, 1794, after L.H. Hessell

Leonhard Heinrich Hessel

Wood engraving portrait of an older man with curly hair, cravat and frock coat, signed Robert Lee, within an ornate border.

Robert Lee. Wood engraving by Smyth, 1851, after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Stipple engraving portrait of George Shaw in dark coat and cravat, holding a quill pen, with printed caption below.

George Shaw. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1823, after J. Russell

Oval stipple engraving of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a printed caption below.

Jean Louis Auguste Loiseleur Deslongchamps. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving bust portrait of a man with swept hair and dark neckcloth, with a cursive signature below.

Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after G. Richmond

George Richmond

Mezzotint portrait of John Locke with long wavy hair in an oval frame, inscribed John Locke Esq. below.

John Locke. Mezzotint after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Stipple engraving of Charles Hutton seated at a desk with a quill pen, open book, and stacked books, 1824.

Charles Hutton. Stipple engraving, 1824, after H. Ashby

Oval stipple engraving of a man in a tricorn hat and powdered wig, signed Holl sculp, after George Romney.

Richard Watson. Stipple engraving by Holl after G. Romney

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with powdered wig and cravat, with printed name caption below.

Martinus Nieuwenhuijzen. Stipple engraving by T. de Roode

Theodorus de Roode

Oval stipple engraving portrait of Sir Charles Lyell in dark coat and cravat, with signature below.

Sir Charles Lyell. Stipple engraving by W. H. Mote

William Henry Mote

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an elderly man with powdered hair and frilled cravat, with German inscription below.

Johann Friedrich Fritze. Stipple engraving by J.F. Jügel

Friedrich Jügel

Stipple engraving portrait of Dr Richard Morton, a man in a curled wig and lace cravat.

Richard Morton. Stipple engraving by J. W. Cook, 1820, after B. Orchard, 1692

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man in a wide hat and cloak, with a chapel and mountains behind him.

Frère Jacques de Beaulieu [Baulot]. Mezzotint by J. Gole after J. Pool

1665 or 1666-1745 Pool Juriaan

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded, bald man in a dark suit and bow tie, titled John Couch Adams, 1886.

John Couch Adams. Stipple engraving by G.J. Stodart after J. E. Mayall, 1886

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat, bow tie and waistcoat, against a shadowed background.

John Couch Adams. Mezzotint by S. Cousins after T. Mogford

John Abernethy. Stipple engraving after J. Partridge

Stipple engraving of John Sheldon, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a half-length portrait.

John Sheldon. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1809, after A. W. Devis

Arthur William Devis

Eilhard Mitscherlich. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1824, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of Cupid, Flora, Ceres and Esculapius honouring a bust of Linnaeus on a pedestal, with a cherub holding a g

Carolus Linnaeus. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1799, after J. Russell & J. Opie

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an elderly bald man in dark coat and white cravat, with caption naming Marc-Auguste Pictet

Marc-Auguste Pictet. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after F. Massot, 1809

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat resting his hand on his head, with books on a table beside him.

John Broster. Mezzotint by T. Hodgetts after J. Syme

Stipple engraving of a marble bust of an elderly man, the Rev. John Townsend, with printed dedication text below.

John Townsend. Stipple engraving by R. H. Dyer, 1827, after W. Behnes, 1824

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark coat, with a printed caption naming surgeon-anatomist Morand.

Jean Morand. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraved portrait of a seated man beside a pine cone drawing, with a cursive name inscription and coat of arms below.

Aylmer Bourke Lambert. Stipple engraving by Messrs Weddell, 1829, after H. Edridge

Stipple engraving portrait of Thomas Dick holding a quill, with a telescope and microscope beside him.

Thomas Dick. Stipple engraving by H. Cook

Heliogravure portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and cloak leaning on a stone balustrade against a dark background.

Ephraim Bonus. Heliogravure by Ch. Amand Durand after Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn

Stipple engraving of a standing statue of Isaac Newton holding a scroll, on a pedestal within an arched niche.

Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by J. Whessell, 1812, after L. F. Roubiliac, 1755

Louis-François Roubiliac

Stipple engraved portrait of Abraham Rees, an elderly man in a powdered wig and dark coat holding a cane.

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1825, after J. Opie