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Mezzotint portrait of Isaac Barrow in a dark robe and white clerical collar, with long curly hair, against a shaded backgroun

Isaac Barrow. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1811, after D. Loggan

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with Dutch inscription below.

Gerhard Ten Haaff. Stipple engraving by F. Sansom

Franciscus Sansom

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an older man with powdered hair and a lace cravat, labeled Michelangelo Gianetti.

Michelangelo Gianetti. Stipple engraving by C. Lasinio after G.B. Benigni

Giambattista Benigni

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, titled Samuel Parkes.

Samuel Parkes. Stipple engraving by Parker, 1822, after A. Wivell

Engraved portrait of a bearded man seated in an armchair, wearing a frock coat and watch chain.

Albert Richard Smith. Engraving by D. J. Pound after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Vincenzo Dandolo. Stipple engraving by J. D. Nargeot after Augustine Fauchery

Augustine Fauchery

Stipple engraving portrait of John Allen M.D. in a powdered wig and dark gown with white bands, signed Hopwood.

John Allen. Stipple engraving by J. Hopwood, 1809

James Hopwood the Elder

Mark Akenside. Engraving by H. Cook

Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1824, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man in a white wig and cravat, within an oval frame with a name plaque below.

Philip Gabriel Hensler. Stipple engraving by A. Stöttrup

Engraved portrait of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie seated at a desk with a quill pen, inside an ornate decorative border.

Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie. Engraving by J. Brain after H. Room

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Stipple engraving by F. Holl after A. Hughes

Pencil portrait of an older bearded man in an overcoat and bow tie, signed beneath the figure.

Louis Pasteur. Photogravure, 1896, after R. Lehmann, 1884

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bald man seated in an armchair, holding a paper, with a printed name caption below.

Peter Barlow. Mezzotint by S. Cousins after W. Boxall

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat beside a desk with a quill, inkwell, book and letter.

Henry Jephson. Mezzotint by C. E. Wagstaff, 1842, after T. Barber

Engraved portrait of a man in an embroidered coat with a fur collar, with printed caption Chaptal and a signature below.

Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Comte de Chanteloup. Engraving by C. Cook after J.J.F. Monanteuil

Jean-Jacques Monanteuil

Stipple engraving oval portrait of François Mauriceau, a man in a curled powdered wig and lace cravat.

François Mauriceau. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after B. Boullogne, senior

Stipple engraving portrait of Tobias Smollett, M.D., man in powdered wig and lace cravat, octagonal frame.

Tobias George Smollett. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and cravat, with Latin verse below.

Jean-Baptiste Étienne Benoît Olive Regnault. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon after Mme Chacheré de Beaurepaire

Françoise-Cunégonde Chacheré de Beaurepaire

Stipple engraved portrait of Richard Owen, an elderly man with long hair and bow tie, on a cream sheet.

Sir Richard Owen. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1880

Charles Henry Jeens

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and cloak beside a coat of arms, with Latin inscription below.

Martin Master. Engraving, 1821, after R. Gaywood, 1660

Richard Gaywood

David Macbeth Moir. Stipple engraving by J. C. Armytage after A. Brodie

Alexander Brodie

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man with a powdered wig in an oval frame, captioned Dr Price.

Richard Price. Stipple engraving by Louison, 1792, after himself

Stipple engraving portrait of Johann Beckmann, a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and lace jabot, on cream paper.

Johann Beckmann. Stipple engraving by J. J. Hinchliff after L. Schmidt

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man in a periwig and academic gown, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Elias Camerarius. Mezzotint by G. Kilian

Georg Christoph Kilian

John Howard. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1818, after T. Holloway

Thomas Holloway

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, one hand on his chest, against a dark background.

Samuel Armstrong Lane. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1849, after Elizabeth Walker

Elizabeth Walker

Engraved portrait of Michael Faraday seated in a carved armchair holding an open book.

Michael Faraday. Engraving by D. J. Pound, 1858, after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in powdered wig and embroidered coat, oval frame, with French caption below.

Leopoldo Marco Antonio Caldani. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, with an inscribed cartouche and coat of arms below

Johann Nicolaus Raab. Mezzotint by J. F. Schmidt, 1761