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Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig writing at a desk, with a city building visible through a window.

Jonas Hanway. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1780, after E. Edwards

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with handwritten inscription 'Faithfully yours' below.

William Jones. Mezzotint by G. R. Ward after J. P. Knight

John Prescott Knight

Stipple engraving of a seated man in 18th-century dress beside a scroll labelled The Royal Charter, a globe, and a column.

Thomas Coram. Stipple engraving by W. Nutter, 1796, after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, captioned George Cleghorn, M.D.

George Cleghorn. Stipple engraving by C. Sherwin

Charles Sherwin

Stipple engraving portrait of John Dollond in a powdered wig, holding spectacles beside a stack of books, 1804.

John Dollond. Stipple engraving by K. Mackenzie, 1804, after B. Wilson

Benjamin Wilson

Mezzotint portrait of a bewigged man in a dark gown with one hand resting on a book, against dark drapery.

Johann Georg Volckamer. Mezzotint by B. Vogel, 1736, after J. Kupetzky

Engraved portrait of a bust of Sir James Edward Smith, President of the Linnean Society, aged 68, with neckcloth.

Sir James Edward Smith. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1832, after H. B. Love after F. Chantrey

Francis Legatt Chantrey

Mezzotint oval portrait of Thomas Gill in a full curled wig and cravat, with calligraphic name inscription below.

Thomas Gill. Mezzotint by J. Smith, 1700, after T. Murray

Lithograph caricature of a mustached man holding an infant while gesturing toward a skeleton, by Jean Veber.

Pierre Paul Émile Roux. Lithograph by J. Veber

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a high-collared uniform with a cross medal, with ornate inscription below.

Anton Beinz Bienenburg. Stipple engraving by A. Toppler

Oliver Goldsmith. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Reddish-brown etched portrait of a seated man with a mustache resting his head on his hand.

Paul Berger. Reproduction of etching by E. van Muyden

Evert van Muyden

Stipple engraving portrait of a woman with braided hair, dark dress and lace collar, labelled C. S. Lozier, M.D.

Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall, junior

Jr Henry Bryan Hall

Stipple engraving portrait of the Reverend George Walker, an older man with grey curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

George Walker. Stipple engraving by R. Earlom

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in Elizabethan dress with feathered hat and lace ruff, holding a compass beside a globe.

Sir Walter Ralegh (?). Stipple engraving by C. Picart, 1823, after F. Zucchero (?)

Federico Zuccari

Sir William Herschel. Stipple engraving by J. Godby, 1814, after F. Rehberg, 1814

Friedrich Rehberg

Stipple engraving of Johann Goercke, an older man with powdered hair in a dark military-style coat and white cravat.

Johann Goercke. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1805, after A. Graff

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled John Thomas, late missionary in Bengal.

John Thomas. Stipple engraving by N. Branwhite after S. Medley

Mezzotint portrait of John Dollond, an elderly man in a powdered wig with books labelled Opticks and an engraved caption belo

John Dollond. Mezzotint by J.R. Smith after B. Wilson

Benjamin Wilson

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, within an oval frame.

J. L. Marin Defrance. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig holding a geometric diagram and resting a hand on a globe, within an ornate fra

Johann Bernoulli. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after J. Huber

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and a lace collar, within an oval frame.

Edward Browne. Stipple engraving by E. Harding

Wood engraving bust portrait of a man in a curled wig, white cravat and buttoned coat, signed W. J. Linton.

Thomas Coram. Wood engraving by W. J. Linton after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark greatcoat and white cravat, captioned Sir John Leslie, with signature.

Sir John Leslie. Stipple engraving by H. Cook, 1847, after A. Chisholm

Alexander Chisolm

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a curly-haired man in an embroidered coat with a medal, with a printed caption below.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of Johannes Koch in powdered wig and fur-trimmed robe, holding a letter, with coat of arms and verse below

Johannes Koch. Mezzotint by G. Bodenehr after M. Schmid, 1740

Wood engraving of a statue of Sir Isaac Newton in a draped robe, standing on a plinth beside a stack of books.

Sir Isaac Newton. Wood engraving by [P. H.] after W. Theed, 1858

Stipple engraving portrait of Henry Andrews, a man in a powdered wig and dark coat beside a globe.

Henry Andrews. Stipple engraving by T. Blood after J. Watson

Charles Hutton. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1823, after B. Wyon

Mezzotint of a woman with a parasol and feathered fan, attended by two figures in feathered headdresses under a cloudy sky.

A character in the play "The widdow Ranter": Semernia, a Native American queen, with two pageboys. Mezzotint by W. Vi…

William Vincent