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Stipple engraved portrait of a bald man in a dark coat, white cravat and star medal, titled Delambre.

Jean Baptiste Joseph, Count Delambre. Stipple engraving by B. Holl after L.L. Boilly

Louis-Léopold Boilly

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curled powdered hair and embroidered coat in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription below.

Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Martini. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1775, after J. M. Falbe, 1775

Joachim Martin Falbe

Stipple engraving oval portrait of William Kirby, an older man in a dark coat and cravat, with French caption below.

William Kirby. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after H. Howard

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

Joseph Hodgson. Mezzotint by S. Cousins after J. Partridge

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man in a fur-collared coat and hat holding a book, titled James Ferguson, F.R.S.

James Ferguson. Mezzotint by F. Haward, 1776, after J. Northcote

James Northcote

Stipple engraving of Sir Hugh Myddelton, an elderly man in a dark robe, white ruff and gold chain, in a formal pose.

Sir Hugh Myddelton. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran, 1831, after C. Johnson, 1632

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

Mezzotint portrait of an older man standing beside a seated boy resting on an open book, dark tonal background.

John Dawson. Mezzotint by W. W. Barney, 1809, after J. Allen

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with Latin inscription naming Johann Valentin von H

Johann Valentin von Hildenbrand. Stipple engraving by J. J. Neidl after J. H. Jenny

Johann Heinrich Jenny

Hand-coloured stipple engraving of John Hunter, an older man with grey hair and blue coat, hand on chin, beside a book.

John Hunter. Coloured stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1814, after J. Jackson after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786

Joshua Reynolds

Mezzotint portrait of Pieter van Musschenbroek in a powdered wig and academic gown, within an ornate Rococo frame.

Pieter van Musschenbroek. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after J. M. Quinkhard, 1738

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Stipple engraving portrait of William Lilly the astrologer with a celestial globe, astrological charts, and quill.

William Lilly. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman after W. Marshall, 1659

William Marshall

Stipple engraving portrait of J.W. von Goethe in an oval frame, wearing a dark coat and white cravat.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Stipple engraving by W. Nutter [?], 1801, after Meyer after F. Büri, 1800

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark gown beside open books and draped curtains.

Joseph Thackeray. Mezzotint by W. J. Ward, 1832, after J. Jackson and B. E. Duppa

Watercolour portrait of an older bearded man in a dark suit using a pipette over a beaker of red liquid in a laboratory.

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh. Watercolour by F.T. Dalton, 1899

Frederick Thomas Dalton

Joseph Priestley. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of Anthony Askew in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed gown, with a hand resting on an open Greek book.

Anthony Askew. Mezzotint by T. Hodgetts after A. Ramsay

Stipple engraving of Roger Bacon in an oval frame, wearing a three-cornered hat, with one hand on an open book.

Roger Bacon. Stipple engraving after Ægidius Sadeler

Aegidius Sadeler

Stipple engraving of Thomas Jefferson standing beside a table with the Declaration of Independence, a bust, and scientific in

Thomas Jefferson. Stipple engraving by C. Tiebout after R. Peale

Rembrandt Peale

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in formal dress beside books, a quill pen, a rolled document and a domed building.

James Bentley. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1850, after J. P. Knight

John Prescott Knight

Stipple engraving portrait of A. I. Coffin, M.D., a white-haired man in spectacles and dark suit resting a hand on books.

Albert Isaiah Coffin. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall after Charpentier

Henry Bryan Hall

Stipple engraving portrait of John Locke, bust-length, long hair, dark coat, white cravat, books behind him.

John Locke. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite after Sir G. Kneller, 1704

Godfrey Kneller

Wood engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark jacket and cravat, within an oval frame.

John Phillips. Wood engraving by R. & E. Taylor after T.D. Scott, 1874

Thomas Dewell Scott

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs, holding a quill pen at a writing desk.

Jacob de Castro-Sarmento. Mezzotint by R. Houston after R. E. Pine

Robert Edge Pine

Stipple engraved portrait of an older man with curled hair and lace collar, labelled BOUDOU.

Pierre Boudou. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of Sir Samuel Garth in a curled powdered wig and dark coat, half-turned toward the viewer.

Sir Samuel Garth. Stipple engraving by R. Newton, 1823, after G. Clint after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Mark Akenside. Stipple engraving by R. Woodman, 1837, after A. Pond

Stipple engraving portrait of Robert Boyle in a long curled periwig and cravat, within an oval vignette.

Robert Boyle. Stipple engraving by R. Woodman after J. Kerseboom

Johann Kerseboom

Hand-coloured oval stipple portrait of John Stephens, a smiling man in a wide-brimmed hat and green coat, 1791.

John Stephens. Coloured stipple engraving by G. Hawkins, 1791, after J. Bowring, 1787

Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux, profile looking left. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself after J. S. Colman

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, medal on chest, holding a book, with signature b

Sir James McGrigor. Stipple engraving by J. Holl, 1839, after H. Room