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Abraham Trembley. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after Clemens

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of Hermann von Helmholtz, a man with a mustache and bow tie, on cream paper.

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1871

Charles Henry Jeens

Mezzotint portrait of John Hunter seated beside a desk with anatomical drawings, skulls, bones and glass specimen jars.

John Hunter. Mezzotint after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786

Joshua Reynolds

Mezzotint portrait of seated bearded man beside a microscope and a winged sculpture, with printed caption naming Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill Hassall. Mezzotint by S. Marks after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of Joshua Brookes, an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, against black.

Joshua Brookes. Mezzotint by W. Ward, 1833, after B. E. Duppa

Bryan Edward Duppa

Antoine Gouan. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of Jonas Hanway seated at a desk, writing with a quill, with a classical window view behind him.

Jonas Hanway. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1781, after E. Edwards

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an older man with wavy hair, dark double-breasted coat and cravat, inscribed Baron von Wed

Georg Christian Gottlieb, Baron von Wedekind. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1824

Johann Friedrich Bolt

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Philip Meadows Martineau, Surge

Philip Meadows Martineau. Mezzotint by T. Lupton after G. Clint, 1823

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in a dark coat resting his hand on a human skull, 1827.

Richard Dugard Grainger. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1827, after T. Wageman

Thomas Charles Wageman

Stipple engraved oval portrait of Nathan Drake M.D. in a dark coat and white cravat, turned three-quarters left.

Nathan Drake. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1805, after H. Thomson

Stipple engraving portrait of William Walker, Esq., a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in an oval fram

William Walker. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1798, after Miss E. Barratt

Pedanios Dioscorides. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after Visconti

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of John Locke with long wavy hair, white cravat and dark cloak, signed beneath the oval.

John Locke. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1841, after Sir G. Kneller, 1697

Godfrey Kneller

Engraved bust portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, labelled Cornelis Hendrik à Roy.

Cornelis Hendrik à Roy. Engraving by D. Sluyter after J. A. Kruseman

Jan Adam Kruseman

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned R. Harlan, M. D.

Richard Harlan. Stipple engraving by M. Pekenino after J. Eichholtz

Jacob Eichholtz

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with an engraved caption below.

Aloys Rudolph Vetter. Stipple engraving by D. Weiss, 1803, after J. Kappeller

Josef Anton Kapeller

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded man in a cap and robe holding a scroll, inside an oval frame with a printed caption.

Janus Cornarius. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid, 1747

Johann Jacob Haid

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man with white hair in a dark coat, leaning on a desk with an inkstand and paper.

John Abernethy. Mezzotint by E. McInnes, 1842, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark embroidered coat with a star-shaped order medal, labelled Percy.

Pierre-François, Baron de Percy. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of William Forsyth, an older man with powdered hair in a dark coat, in an octagonal frame.

William Forsyth. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman

Ink wash portrait of a standing man in period costume with a cloak, rapier, and cane, captioned as John Bastwick, 1801.

John Bastwick. Ink wash drawing attributed to George Perfect Harding, 1801

George Perfect Harding

Mezzotint portrait of a bewigged man in lace cravat within an oval frame, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Christoph Gottlieb Scheurl. Mezzotint by C. Weigel

Christoph Weigel the Elder

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with long curled hair and white collar, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Nicolaus Blancard. Mezzotint by P. Aeneae

Wood engraving of a seated man with curly hair and mustache, resting his head on his hand beside an ornate table.

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. Wood engraving by G. Kruell

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly seated man in a dark coat, with an inkstand and quill pen on a table beside him.

Thomas Masterman Winterbottom. Mezzotint by W. O. Geller after R. Elliott

Robinson Elliott

Mezzotint portrait of Robert Boyle with curled hair and draped cloth, in an arched frame with engraved caption below.

Robert Boyle. Mezzotint by J. Faber after J. M. Rysbrack, 1733

John Michael Rysbrack

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a wig and dark gown holding an armillary sphere, eyes closed, 1719.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Mezzotint by G. White after J. Vanderbank, 1719

John Vanderbank

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frilled cravat, labelled Bordeu.

Théophile Bordeu. Stipple engraving by Lambert [le jeune?]

Lambert frères

Stipple engraving portrait of James Currie, a man in powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat, with printed caption below.

James Currie. Stipple engraving by T. A. Dean, 1830, after J. Williamson, 1791

John Williamson