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Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak, resting his hand on a book, with Latin inscription below.

Christian von Wolff. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid after G. Boy

Stipple engraving of an elderly man in a dark robe seated in a chair beside a stone column and drapery.

William Harvey. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1839, after C. Janssen

Stipple engraving of an elderly clergyman in a white wig and black gown, seated beside an open book.

John Wesley. Stipple engraving by W. T. Fry after J. Renton

William Thomas Fry

Stipple engraving portrait of seated bald man in dark coat holding a book, with printed caption Olinthus Gregory below.

Olinthus Gilbert Gregory. Stipple engraving by H. Robinson after R. Evans

Wood engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and bow tie, after a photograph by Mayall.

George James Guthrie. Wood engraving by F.S., 1856, after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat holding flowers, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.L. Hirschmann

Johann Leonhard Hirschmann

Stipple engraving portrait of Pliny the Elder, bearded man with long hair in a dark mantle, octagonal frame.

Caius Plinius Secundus senior. Stipple engraving by F. W. Bollinger

Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark academic gown, standing with a cane against a plain background.

Peter Guthrie Tait. Mezzotint by J. Faed after Sir G. Reid

Stipple engraving of a bewigged man in a dark coat and cravat, with a Latin inscription on a plinth below.

Christianus de Helwich. Stipple engraving by F. G. Wolffgang after F. Jachmann

Friedrich Jachmann

Black and white mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a carved armchair with books and an inkwell on a desk beside him.

John Butter. Mezzotint by H. Cousins after J. Lucas

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left, with the name Richard Temple below.

Richard Temple. Mezzotint by J. Young, 1802, after W. Owen

Engraved portrait of a bearded man seated beside a draped table with a book, with printed caption and signature below.

James Sheridan Muspratt. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after A. Claudet

Antoine Claudet

Stipple engraving of a seated man in a dark coat, with a handwritten signature and M.D. F.R.S. below the portrait.

Edward Jenner. Stipple engraving by W. H. Mote after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on paper on a table.

John Mackintosh. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1838, after J. Watson-Gordon

John Watson Gordon

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a German calligraphic title below.

Johann Adam Schmidt. Stipple engraving by C. H. Rahl, 1801, after J. A. Kapeller

Josef Anton Kapeller

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man with a cane beside a draped table, quill and inkwell, with a building in the background.

Dauntsey Hulme. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds, 1830, after J. Lonsdale

Engraved oval portrait of a bewigged man in embroidered robes, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Johann Jakob Baier. Engraving by M. Rösler, 1728

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Dr. C.A.F. Kluge.

Karl Alexander Ferdinand Kluge. Stipple engraving by J.F. Bolt, 1828, after E.F. Bussler

Ernst Friedrich Bussler

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Peter Templeman in a powdered wig and dark coat, with engraved inscription below.

Peter Templeman. Stipple engraving by W. Evans, 1799, after R. Cosway

Sir William Butts. Stipple engraving by W.N. Gardiner, 1790, after S. Harding after H. Holbein

Hans Holbein the Younger

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a white wig and embroidered coat, with books, a glass and a star emblem, in a rococo fr

Georg Bernard Bilfinger. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid

Johann Jacob Haid

Stipple engraving portrait of a middle-aged man in a fur-collared coat and cravat, with Italian caption beneath.

Michele Vincenzo Giacinto Malacarne. Stipple engraving by L. Rados after R. Focosi

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a book, with a heraldic shield and motto below.

Dawson Turner. Stipple engraving by A. Fox after M. W. Sharp

Michael William Sharp

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark fur-collared coat, with printed biographical text below.

James Jay Mapes. Stipple engraving by J. Sartain after himself

Stipple engraving portrait of Antonio Porati, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with Italian inscription below.

Antonio Porati. Stipple engraving by G. Rados, junior, after Demarchi

Vincenzo Demarchi

Stipple engraved portrait of a bearded man with his hand raised to his head, printed on a page with a caption.

James Joseph Sylvester. Stipple engraving by G. J. Stodart after Messrs J. Stilliard & Co.

George J. Stodart

Oval stipple engraving of Edward Archer, M.D., an 18th-century man in a powdered wig and dark coat.

Edward Archer. Stipple engraving by H. Kingsbury after R. E. Pine, 1782

Robert Edge Pine

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a hat and cape, turned to the left, with the name Soyer below.

Alexis Benoît Soyer. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall, 1859, after E. Soyer, 1843

Adam Walker. Stipple engraving after S. Drummond

Samuel Drummond

Stipple engraving portrait of James Gregory with long wavy hair, white collar and dark robe, beside a globe.

James Gregory. Stipple engraving by E. Harding after Count H. D. E. Buchan