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Engraved portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed hat and chain collar, with a Latin caption below the image.

Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim [Paracelsus]. Etching by R. Gaywood after Sir P. P. Rubens after Q. Matsys

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in dark coat and white cravat, with a medal on his lapel, captioned Prof. P. Hendriksz.

Pieter Hendriksz. Lithograph attributed to P.G. Sjamaar after J. Hari I.

Engraved grid of twenty labelled bust portraits of mathematicians and astronomers, from Pythagoras to Newton.

Mathematicians and astronomers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Two engraved portraits on one page: Nicolaus Copernicus above in a rectangular frame, Theodore Beza below in an oval.

Nicolaus Copernicus (above); Theodore Beza (below). Line engraving, 1797, after T. Park

Coloured stipple engraving of Blaise Pascal in an oval portrait, with a lamp and writing hand in a vignette below.

Blaise Pascal. Coloured stipple engraving by T. Dale, 1822, after G. Edelinck after F. Quesnel, junior

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of popes, cardinals and prelates, each labelled with a name, numbered 17.

Popes and other churchmen: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Stipple engraving of John Smith, known as Buckhorse, a bald pugilist in a buttoned coat with fists raised.

John Smith, known as Buckhorse, a pugilist. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1822, after D. Dodd

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment and ruff collar, with handwritten inscription below.

Johan Fonteyn. Etching after J.H. Muller

Jan Harmensz. Muller

Engraved grid of twenty labelled bust portraits of orators and physicians, classical figures above and early modern men below

Twenty portraits of orators and physicians. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Full-length gouache portrait of a standing man in a frock coat and pinstriped trousers, wearing pince-nez glasses.

Ernst Ott. Gouache and watercolour by Pip, 1911

active 1910-1911 Pip

Monochrome lithographic portrait of a seated young man in a dark coat and black cravat, signed Wiedenbauer 1846.

Karl Ludwig Sigmund, Ritter von Ilanor (?). Lithograph by G. Wiedenbauer, 1846

Georg Wiedenbauer

Engraved sheet of twenty labelled bust portraits of public benefactors in armour, mitres, ruffs and wigs.

Philanthropists: twenty portraits of public benefactors. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, framed by trumpets, flags, laurel and a book.

Tobias George Smollett. Line engraving by W. & D. Lizars

Line engraving of Euclid in an octagonal frame, with a globe, armillary sphere and mathematical instruments below.

Euclid. Line engraving

Engraved grid of twenty ancient philosophers' busts, each labelled with a name, in hatched line work on paper.

Philosophers: twenty portraits of ancient thinkers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Etched bust portrait of an older bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Lalauze below.

Léon Labbé. Etching by A. de Lalauze, 1891

Adolphe Lalauze

Engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair and a fur-trimmed cloak, with a Latin inscription below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by A. Masson

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of 18th-century writers in wigs and period dress, labelled by name.

Writers: twenty portraits of essayists and novelists. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

William Frédéric Edwards. Engraving after David D'Angers

Coloured stipple engraving portrait of Lavoisier in an oval frame, with a small laboratory scene below.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1812, after J. L. David

Jacques-Louis David

Line engraving of a man with long hair in an oval frame, above open books and scientific instruments labeled Descartes.

René Descartes. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1767, after F. Hals, 1649

Watercolour portrait of a grey-haired man with red scaly skin lesions on his face and forearm, against a white background.

A man with disease designated as Lupus erythematosus. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1902

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a double-breasted coat, above an oval of two serpents around the name OKE

Lorenz Oken [Okenfuss]. Line engraving by M. Steinla after J. W. C. Roux

Jakob Wilhelm Christian Roux

Franz Joseph Gall. Line engraving by A. C. Reindel, 1841, after Baron C. J. W. K. J. Haller de Hallerstein

Christoph Jacob Wilhelm Karl Joachim Haller von Hallerstein

Watercolour of a back covered in red skin lesions with a large central tumour, with small dark spots along the top edge.

Back of a woman with disease and tumour. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1894

Stipple engraving of a bearded man seated with a sword, bags and a rolled map beside him.

James Augustus Grant. Stipple engraving by S. Hollyer after Urquart

Line engraving of Albia Terentia, a woman with pearls and draped gown, with a column and printed caption below.

Albia Terentia, mother of Otho, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Mezzotint of a kneeling bearded king in royal robes holding a crown of thorns, with an open book and light rays.

King Charles I. Mezzotint by J. Smith

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with long hair, a decorated hat and loose shirt, inscribed Jacob Hall, 1810.

Jacob Hall, a tightrope walker. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1810, after J. van Oost

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat, in an oval frame, with German caption below.

Franz Xaver, Ritter von Rudtorffer. Stipple engraving by D. Weiss after K. J. A. Agricola