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Engraved sheet of twenty labelled bust portraits of public benefactors in armour, mitres, ruffs and wigs.

Philanthropists: twenty portraits of public benefactors. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, framed by trumpets, flags, laurel and a book.

Tobias George Smollett. Line engraving by W. & D. Lizars

Line engraving of Euclid in an octagonal frame, with a globe, armillary sphere and mathematical instruments below.

Euclid. Line engraving

Engraved grid of twenty ancient philosophers' busts, each labelled with a name, in hatched line work on paper.

Philosophers: twenty portraits of ancient thinkers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Etched bust portrait of an older bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Lalauze below.

Léon Labbé. Etching by A. de Lalauze, 1891

Adolphe Lalauze

Engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair and a fur-trimmed cloak, with a Latin inscription below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by A. Masson

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of 18th-century writers in wigs and period dress, labelled by name.

Writers: twenty portraits of essayists and novelists. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

William Frédéric Edwards. Engraving after David D'Angers

Coloured stipple engraving portrait of Lavoisier in an oval frame, with a small laboratory scene below.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1812, after J. L. David

Jacques-Louis David

Line engraving of a man with long hair in an oval frame, above open books and scientific instruments labeled Descartes.

René Descartes. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1767, after F. Hals, 1649

Watercolour portrait of a grey-haired man with red scaly skin lesions on his face and forearm, against a white background.

A man with disease designated as Lupus erythematosus. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1902

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a double-breasted coat, above an oval of two serpents around the name OKE

Lorenz Oken [Okenfuss]. Line engraving by M. Steinla after J. W. C. Roux

Jakob Wilhelm Christian Roux

Franz Joseph Gall. Line engraving by A. C. Reindel, 1841, after Baron C. J. W. K. J. Haller de Hallerstein

Christoph Jacob Wilhelm Karl Joachim Haller von Hallerstein

Watercolour of a back covered in red skin lesions with a large central tumour, with small dark spots along the top edge.

Back of a woman with disease and tumour. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1894

Stipple engraving of a bearded man seated with a sword, bags and a rolled map beside him.

James Augustus Grant. Stipple engraving by S. Hollyer after Urquart

Line engraving of Albia Terentia, a woman with pearls and draped gown, with a column and printed caption below.

Albia Terentia, mother of Otho, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Mezzotint of a kneeling bearded king in royal robes holding a crown of thorns, with an open book and light rays.

King Charles I. Mezzotint by J. Smith

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with long hair, a decorated hat and loose shirt, inscribed Jacob Hall, 1810.

Jacob Hall, a tightrope walker. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1810, after J. van Oost

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat, in an oval frame, with German caption below.

Franz Xaver, Ritter von Rudtorffer. Stipple engraving by D. Weiss after K. J. A. Agricola

Engraving of six men of letters gathered around a globe, books and an oil lamp, with names and Latin verses below.

Six Italian men of letters. Engraving after G. Vasari, 1543

Line engraving of a monk holding a compass beside a perspective drawing of a star polyhedron, with a church in the background

Jean-François Nicéron. Line engraving by M. Lasne, 1646

Domitian, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after B. Campi

Bernardino Campi

Engraved portrait of James Watt, seated with his hand at his chin beside a table with papers, dated 1792.

James Watt. Engraving after C. F. von Breda, 1792

Carl Frederik von Breda

Oval line engraving portrait of Paul Fleming, a man with long curled hair, mustache and lace collar, with Latin inscriptions.

Paul Fleming [Flaming]. Line engraving, 1642

Etching of a bust portrait of a man in an oval medallion, supported by two cherubs with laurel and grape garlands.

Giovanni Girolamo Sbaraglia. Etching by D. Creti, 1716

Engraved portrait of Nero Claudius Caesar in armor and cloak, with decorative border and explanatory text below.

Nero, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Charles Robert Darwin. Etching by P.A. Rajon, ca. 1877, after W.W. Ouless, 1875

Walter William Ouless

Portrait of an elderly seated man with white hair and waistcoat, smiling, in an armchair; caption names M.E. Chevreul.

Michel Eugène Chevreul. Photogravure by Dujardin after F. Bocourt, 1886

Marie-Firmin Bocourt

Engraved bust portrait of Aulus Vitellius in armour and cloak, holding a rod, within an ornate frame with text below.

Vitellius, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Line engraving portrait of a man in a high-collared coat and cravat, with the name Walsh printed below.

Edward Walsh. Line engraving by J. Kirkwood, 1834, after J. Comerford