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Christian Ludwig Mursinna. Stipple engraving by H. Lehmann junior

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat with a medal, by Ambroise Tardieu.

Pierre-Jacques-Thomas Cochon-Duvivier. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of a seated statue of James Watt reading a paper, on a stepped pedestal, with caption below.

James Watt. Stipple engraving by H. Adlard after H. Corbould after Sir F. Chantrey

Francis Legatt Chantrey

Oval mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and white cravat, with Latin inscriptions in the border.

Jacob Roman. Mezzotint by P. Schenk

Peter Schenk the Elder

Engraved portrait of John Booker holding a book, with an armillary sphere, quadrant and celestial medallion beside him.

John Booker. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper after Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit, oval frame, signed George Tate, by Henry Adlard.

George Tate. Stipple engraving by H. Adlard

Mezzotint oval portrait of Johann Gottlieb Schaeffer in a powdered wig and dark coat, with engraved inscription below.

Johann Gottlieb Schaeffer. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1775, after [F. X.?] Span, 1759

Johann Elias Haid

Engraved portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Fry in a bonnet and shawl, hands folded at waist, signed by engraver J. C. Buttre.

Elizabeth Fry. Engraving by J. C. Buttre

John Chester Buttre

Stipple engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat resting his hand on books, with a handwritten signature below.

Jonathan Pereira. Stipple engraving by D. J. Pound after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of Johann Heinrich Rahn, a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, in an oval frame.

Johann Heinrich Rahn. Mezzotint by J.E. Haid

Johann Elias Haid

Colour caricature of a bearded, bald professor in pince-nez holding a basket of eggs and a hatching chick.

Mathias Duval. Colour lithograph by Roc

active approximately 1886 Roc

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, against a shaded background.

John Baron. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after H. Room

Engraving of Galileo standing in a stone prison cell as onlookers peer through a barred window above.

Galileo Galilei. Wood engraving by F.L. Meyer, 1878, after C.T. von Piloty

Karl von Piloty

Stipple engraving of George Wither, a man in a lace ruff and embroidered doublet with a sword hilt.

George Wither. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper after W. Hole, 1617

Stipple engraving portrait of Edward Snape, a man in a powdered wig and dark coat holding a document, with a coat of arms bel

Edward Snape. Stipple engraving by J. Godby, 1791, after W. Whitby

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and frilled white cravat, with the printed name Sir Thomas Stamford Raffle

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1824

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in powdered wig, cravat and dark coat, captioned Barthez.

Paul Joseph Barthez. Stipple engraving by Lambert

Lambert frères

Stipple engraving portrait of William Locker in a dark coat with white cravat and powdered hair, against a dark background.

William Locker. Stipple engraving by H.T. Ryall, 1832, after G. Stuart

Stipple engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat, labeled as E. Senate, M.D., inventor of steel lozenges.

E. Senate. Stipple engraving by J. Wallis after R. Bull

Engraved portrait of a seated man in spectacles holding a quill beside a desk with inkwells and papers.

Jeremiah Donovan. Engraving by J. Hopwood, senior, 1809, after T. Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson

Stipple engraving portrait of zoologist Pierre André Latreille in an oval frame, wearing a dark coat and white cravat.

Pierre André Latreille. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1823, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat in a dark coat, set in an oval on tan paper.

Karl Asmund Rudolphi. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1820, after A. Temmel

Stipple engraving portrait of Carolus Linnaeus seated in an armchair, wearing a powdered wig and a decorated order on his coa

Carolus Linnaeus. Stipple engraving by S. G. & J. G. Facius after A. Roslin, 1775

Alexander Roslin

Engraved portrait of Captain James Cook in naval coat, surrounded by vignettes of ships, canoes and island figures.

James Cook. Engraving by J. Rogers after Sir N. Dance-Holland, 1776

Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Oval stipple engraving of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, with handwritten name inscription below.

John Mackie. Stipple engraving by G. Glover after A. Penley

Aaron Edwin Penley

Stipple engraving of Charles Walmesley, bishop, in an oval, wearing a cross pendant and holding a book.

Charles Walmesley. Stipple engraving by G. Keating

Steel engraving portrait of Richard Partridge, a man with swept-back hair in a high collar and cravat.

Richard Partridge. Steel engraving by Francis Holl after G. Richmond

George Richmond

Stipple engraving portrait of Edward Jenner M.D., man in dark coat and white cravat with hand to his cheek, oval frame.

Edward Jenner. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1804, after J. Northcote, 1803

James Northcote

Stipple engraving portrait of Samuel Clarke, a man in a powdered wig and clerical bands, in an oval frame.

Samuel Clarke. Stipple engraving by Nixon after T. Gibson

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat, cravat and medal, labelled Dr Ernst Ludwig Heim.

Ernst Ludwig Heim. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1819, after F. K. Tielker

Franz Karl Tielker