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Mezzotint oval portrait of a man in dark academic gown and white cravat, titled Gideon Algernon Mantell, LL.D., F.R.S.

Gideon Algernon Mantell. Mezzotint by W. T. Davey after P. A. T. Senties after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of Robert Boyle in a curled wig and lace cravat, shown in an oval frame with engraved inscription.

Robert Boyle. Mezzotint by J. Smith, 1689 after J. Kerseboom, 1689

Johann Kerseboom

Stipple engraving portrait of Reverend A. O. Beattie in black gown and white bands, holding an open book.

Alexander Ogilvie Beattie. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after G. Sayer

Line engraving of a bearded man in period dress beside an armillary sphere and stacked books on a table.

Prospero Alpino. Line engraving by R. Blokhuysen

Reynier Blokhuysen

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a fur hat and fur-collared coat, labeled Leonhard Euler in script.

Leonhard Euler. Stipple engraving after J. Darbes

Joseph Friedrich August Darbes

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark cloak, captioned DE FOE.

Daniel Defoe. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson after M. van der Gucht

Michael Vandergucht

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat, framed with classical ornaments, books, a quill, and the label T.F. Churc

Thomas Furlong Churchill. Stipple engraving by K. Mackenzie, 1808, after W. H. Watts

Walter Henry Watts

Oval engraved portrait of a bald, bearded man in dark clothing and white clerical bands, labelled Joh. Jac. Wepfer.

Johann Jakob Wepfer. Engraving by H. Pfenninger

Heinrich Pfenninger

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair and a ruffled collar, signed Holl sculp.

Michael Servetus. Stipple engraving by Holl, 1820, after C. van Sichem, 1607

Christoffel van Sichem

Stipple engraving portrait of William Hyde Wollaston, a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, within an ornate border.

William Hyde Wollaston. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1835, after J. Jackson

Stipple engraving portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark coat and patterned cravat, after Winterhalter, 1874.

Christian Friedrich, Baron von Stockmar. Stipple engraving by F. Holl, 1874, after F. Winterhalter

Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir James Mackintosh in dark coat and cravat, within an ornate decorative border.

Sir James Mackintosh. Stipple engraving after W. Derby

Stipple engraving portrait of Mathew Townsend Bethune, M.D., a man in a dark coat and white cravat.

Mathew Townsend Bethune. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after J.G. Hamilton

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a dark military uniform with a sash, holding a sword, beside a chalkboard.

Sir Thomas Longmore. Mixed method print by C.J. Tomkins after Sir G. Reid

Stipple engraving of a man in a wig and waistcoat holding a book, set against foliage and a distant hilly landscape.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by W. H. Lizars, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Thomas Gainsborough

Sir Henry Charles Englefield. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1821, after T. Phillips, 1815

Thomas Phillips

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an older man with powdered hair and a dark coat, with French caption below.

Peter Simon Pallas. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Henry Halford in a dark coat with a gold star badge, with his signature below.

Sir Henry Halford. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Cochran after H. Room

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frock coat leaning on a desk with a quill pen and inkwells.

Richard Warren. Mezzotint by J. Jones, 1792, after T. Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough

Stipple engraving of a bearded marble bust of Epicurus with curly hair, head bowed, on a pedestal.

Epicurus. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1823, after W.M. Craig

William Marshall Craig

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig writing with a quill, with shelves of leather-bound books behind him.

Henry Harrington. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1799, after T. Beach, 1799

Stipple engraving in an oval frame of a woman with dark hair, hand to cheek, in a dark gown with lace trim.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by Caroline Watson, 1803

Caroline Watson

Stipple engraving portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu in an ornate turban and embroidered robe, facing left.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by W. Greatbach, 1844, after C. F. Zincke

Christian Friedrich Zincke

Sir Ashton Lever. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after S. Shelley

Stipple engraving of seated Adam Ferguson with white hair, holding a quill pen beside an open book.

Adam Ferguson. Stipple engraving by R. Page, 1824, after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Oval stipple engraving of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wearing a feathered headdress, lace collar and dark gown.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by Caroline Watson, 1813, after J. Richardson, 1719

Jonathan Richardson

Stipple engraving of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet and ruffled collar, with spectacles, labelled Caroline Herschel, aged

Caroline Herschel, aged 92. Stipple engraving by J. Brown

Stipple engraving portrait of G. G. Lichtenberg in powdered wig and lace cravat, within an octagonal frame.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Stipple engraving by F.W. Bollinger after J. L. Strecker

Johann Ludwig Strecker

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman seated in a chair, wearing a white bonnet and dark cloak, with a dedication below.

Elizabeth Alexander, aged 104. Engraving, 1806

Elizabeth Atkins

Heliogravure portrait of a seated older man in a fur-trimmed coat, holding a quill above an open book.

Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Comte de Chanteloup. Heliogravure by Dujardin after a painting by A. J. Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros