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Stipple engraving of seated John Locke in a dark gown before bookshelves, within an ornate decorative border.

John Locke. Stipple engraving by H. Robinson after Sir G. Kneller, 1704

Godfrey Kneller

Stipple engraving of zoologist George Edwards in a powdered wig and dark coat, within an oval frame with caption text.

George Edwards. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after B. Dandridge

Bartholomew Dandridge

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat beside a glass jar and open book, with scientific apparatus behind him.

Michael Faraday. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1838, after himself

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bald man seated in a chair beside draped curtains and a stack of books.

Thomas Leighton. Mezzotint by J. Egan after T. Carrick

Thomas Heathfield Carrick

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and dark coat, holding a book, against a draped background.

William Bromfield. Mezzotint by J. R. Smith, 1777, after B. Vandergucht

Benjamin Vandergucht

John Hunter. Aquatint silhouette by G. Maile

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Henry Taft, a man in dark coat and white cravat, with caption below.

Henry Taft. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1815, after J. Jackson

Stipple engraving portrait of Professor William Gregory in dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption and signature bel

William Gregory. Stipple engraving by C. Cook

Hand-coloured stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, captioned Maskelyne, 1815.

Nevil Maskelyne. Coloured stipple engraving by R. Page, 1815

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, labeled Loder, in an octagonal frame.

Justus Christian von Loder. Stipple engraving by F. W. Bollinger after Tischbein

Johann Friedrich August Tischbein

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, labelled J. Hooper, M.D. F.M.S.

Joseph Hooper. Stipple engraving by W. Grainger

William Grainger

Stipple engraving portrait of Charles Bonnet, botanist and philosopher, in a powdered wig and cravat, within an oval.

Charles Bonnet. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a young man with swept-back hair and high collar, captioned John Warren Howell, M.R.C.S.

John Warren Howell. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1845, after C. Ford

Wood engraving portrait of a man with a mustache holding a pocket watch, wearing an overcoat and bow tie.

David Livingstone. Wood engraving by G. F. Sargent

Stipple engraving portrait of botanist Charles-François Brisseau Mirbel, a man with curly hair in a dark coat.

Charles-François Brisseau Mirbel. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after L. de Mirbel

Lizinska de Mirbel

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe and white lace collar, labeled Joseph Scaliger.

Josephus Justus Scaliger. Stipple engraving by C. E. Wagstaff after G. Edelinck

Gerard Edelinck

Mezzotint portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat against a black background.

Robert Smith. Mezzotint by W. J. Ward after W. Fowler

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir John Herschel in an oval frame, wearing a dark coat and white cravat.

Sir John Frederick William Herschel. Stipple engraving by G. Gabrielli, 1875, after himself

Giuseppe Gabrielli

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Henry Charles Englefield in dark coat and cravat, holding a rolled document.

Sir Henry Charles Englefield. Stipple engraving by C. Picart, 1822, after H. Edridge

Mezzotint portrait of a seated white-haired man in a dark coat beside an inkwell and quill, with a draped curtain behind.

Charles Macintosh. Mezzotint by E. Burton after J. G. Gilbert

Stipple engraving portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig holding a book, titled Carolus Linnaeus, 1806.

Carolus Linnaeus. Stipple engraving by W. Evans, 1806, after Ehrensverd

Carl August Ehrensvärd

Stipple engraving portrait of Pietro Rubini, a man in a dark coat and cravat, with Italian biographical text below.

Pietro Rubini. Stipple engraving by G. Rados, junior, after R. Focosi

Stipple engraving portrait of Thomas Wakley, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and bow tie, with signature below.

Thomas Wakley. Stipple engraving by H. Fernell, 1835, after J.K. Meadows

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and ruffled cravat, with an Italian biographical inscription below.

Marsilio Landriani. Stipple engraving by G. Rados, junior, after Bruni

Coloured stipple engraving of Benjamin Martin in a wig and green coat, with a globe and telescope vignette below.

Benjamin Martin. Coloured stipple engraving by R. Page, 1815

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat, with a handwritten signature below.

Richard Anthony Stafford. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran, 1839, after W. Salter

Engraved portrait of Edward Jenner, a man with powdered hair and cravat, with French inscriptions around the head.

Edward Jenner. Wood engraving by W. Brown after J. R. Smith, 1800

John Raphael Smith

Stipple engraving of a man in a wig and dark coat beside a laurel-crowned bust, a quill and inkwell on a desk.

William Cullen. Stipple engraving by F. Holl after D. Martin

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark jacket and bow tie, one hand holding his lapel, against a dark background.

Edward Cock. Mezzotint by W. T. Davey after P. A. T. Senties, 1843

Pierre Asthasie Théodore Senties

Sepia portrait of an elderly bearded man in round spectacles and dark suit, with handwritten signature below.

Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow. Photogravure by Meisenbach Riffarth & Co. after G. L. Meyn

Georg-Ludwig Meyn