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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

Stipple engraving of a curly-haired man in a coat and cravat, with an Italian name caption below.

Luigi Valentino Brugnatelli. Stipple engraving by Fratelli Bordiga, 1806, after G. Longhi

Giuseppe Longhi

Stipple engraving of Reverend John Wesley in a black gown and white bands, gesturing over an open book.

John Wesley. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman after J. Jackson

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with grey curly hair, white cravat and fur-collared dark coat.

George Field. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1845, after R. Rothwell

Richard Rothwell

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark uniform with epaulettes and medals.

Jean Baptiste Bory de St Vincent. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself, 1826

Ambroise Tardieu

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a bespectacled man in a frock coat and cravat, with caption naming Dominique Léman.

Dominique Léman. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Coloured stipple engraving of Isaac Newton in a curled grey wig and dark coat, with a small globe and books vignette below.

Sir Isaac Newton. Coloured stipple engraving by R. Page, 1818, after Sir G. Kneller, 1702

Godfrey Kneller

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man beside a brass dividing engine and a large spoked wheel, dated 1791.

Jesse Ramsden. Mezzotint by J. Jones, 1791, after R. Home

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and decorations, captioned Humboldt.

Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt. Stipple engraving by C. Cook after Emma Gaggiotti-Richards, 1854

Emma Gaggiotti-Richards

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a wig and velvet coat beside an armillary sphere, books and a geometric diagram.

James Hodgson. Mezzotint by G. White after T. Gibson

Wood engraved bust portrait of Thomas Alva Edison in a dark suit and bow tie against a hatched dark background.

Thomas Alva Edison. Wood engraving by M. K. L. Wright after V. Daireaux

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir William Herschel in a fur-trimmed coat, holding a paper with a diagram.

Sir William Herschel. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after J. Russell

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark knitted cap and cravat, with an inscription naming Rev. Henry Owen.

Henry Owen. Stipple engraving by J. T. Smith, 1797, after himself

John Thomas Smith

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and cravat, captioned G.B. Monteggia da Laveno, 1816.

Giovanni Battista Monteggia. Stipple engraving by E. Bisi, 1816, after B. Milesi

Stipple engraving of a bust of Hippocrates with curly beard and hair, inscribed name on the base, 1796.

Hippocrates. Stipple engraving by M. Bovi, 1796, after A. Day

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with French caption naming geologist Ramond de Carb

Louis-François Elisabeth, Baron Ramond de Carbonnières. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1823, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with French caption below.

George Shaw. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself after J. Russell

Oval stipple engraving of Thomas Howel M.D., a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and ruffled white shirt.

Thomas Howel. Stipple engraving by W. N. Gardiner, 1790, after S. Harding

Silvester Harding

Jean Sylvain Bailly. Mezzotint by C.F.G. Levachez after J. Duplessi-Bertaux

Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Stipple engraving of a bearded man with arms folded, wearing a dark coat, with a handwritten signature below.

Robert James Culverwell. Stipple engraving by W. F. Holl after S. Chinn

S. Thomas Chinn