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Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark cap holding a quill over an open book, with an inkwell beside him.

John Mudge. Mezzotint by W. Dickinson after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraved portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair, captioned Sir William Thomson, on cream paper.

William Thomson, Baron Kelvin. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1876

Charles Henry Jeens

Mezzotint portrait of a man in academic gown holding a skull, with ammonite fossils and a wall map behind him.

William Buckland. Mezzotint by S. Cousins, 1833, after T. Phillips

Thomas Phillips

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and white cravat, signed Thomas Young, after Sir Thomas Lawrence.

Thomas Young. Stipple engraving by H. Adlard after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Painted portrait of a seated man in black dress with spectacles and a watch chain in a red armchair.

Sir John Soane. Mezzotint by C. Turner after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Guillaume Rondelet [Rondeletius]. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of Buffon in a powdered wig and embroidered coat with lace jabot, against a dark background.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Stipple engraving by R. Hart after F. H. Drouais

François-Hubert Drouais

Engraved portrait of the Reverend John Wesley in dark clerical robes and wig, gesturing toward an open book on a table.

John Wesley. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after J. Jackson

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and period dress, with coins and a Latin inscription panel below.

Johann Heinrich Schulze. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after G. Spizel

Gabriel Spitzel

Richard Powell. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1839, after J. Lonsdale

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded elderly man with curly hair, signed Alfred Smee below the image.

Alfred Smee. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens after H. R. Robertson

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