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Stipple engraving portrait of a man with white curled hair, dark coat and white cravat, captioned Jean Pierre Frank.

Johann Peter Frank. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of Dr John Dee, a bearded man in dark robe and ruff collar, within an oval frame.

John Dee. Stipple engraving by W. P. Sherlock

William Pengree Sherlock

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white collar, with a handwritten signature below.

Justus von Liebig. Stipple engraving by J. B. Hunt, 1845, after W. Trautschold, 1840

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Adolph Trautschold

Mezzotint portrait of Isaac Newton with long wavy hair, dark robe and hands resting on a ledge.

Sir Isaac Newton. Mezzotint by T. O. Barlow, 1868, after Sir G. Kneller, 1689

Godfrey Kneller

Mezzotint portrait bust of Sir Isaac Newton with curled hair and draped cloth, dark oval background, engraved name caption be

Sir Isaac Newton. Mezzotint by J. Faber, junior, ca. 1736, after G.B. Guelfi, 1732

Giovanni Battista Guelfi

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, resting his arm on a wooden armchair.

James Gregory. Mezzotint by G. Dawe, 1805, after H. Raeburn

Stipple engraving of seated John Latham in an embroidered robe, with a ceremonial mace and book on a draped table.

John Latham. Stipple engraving by R. W. Sievier, 1816, after J. Jackson, 1816

Stipple engraving portrait of John Heaviside, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed name and signature below.

John Heaviside. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran, 1847, after Sir W. Beechey

William Beechey

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, captioned W. Harvey, M.D.

William Harvey. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after C. Janssen

Mezzotint portrait of a white-haired man in ornate civic robes with a chain of office, resting his hand on a document.

Sir Matthew Wood. Mezzotint by W. Dickinson, 1817, after Lady Bell

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with wavy hair and a dark cravat, with a handwritten signature below.

William Pulteney Alison. Stipple engraving by J. H. Robinson, 1849, after G. Richmond

George Richmond

Stipple engraving portrait of James Gregory with long curly hair, white collar and dark gown, hand resting on a globe.

James Gregory. Stipple engraving by W. Holl

Mezzotint portrait of John Mudge in a dark turban, reading an open book beside stacked volumes.

John Mudge. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds, 1838, after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, captioned Sir John Pringle.

Sir John Pringle. Stipple engraving by W. H. Mote after Sir J. Reynolds, 1774

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and cravat, before a bookshelf, with signature below.

James Blundell. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after H. Room

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat beside a microscope and lamp on a table.

John Thomas Quekett. Mezzotint by W. Walker, c. 1850, after E. Walker

Elizabeth Walker

Stipple engraving portrait of Friedrich Wöhler in a dark coat and cravat, with a curtain at the right edge.

Friedrich Wöhler. Stipple engraving by C. Cook after C. L'Allemand

Conrad L'Allemand

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat beside a desk with an inkwell and quill pen.

John Ayrton Paris. Mezzotint by S. Bellin, 1840, after C. Skottowe, 1838

Charles Skottowe

Mezzotint portrait of William Cheselden in a cap and buttoned coat against a dark background, with engraved inscription below

William Cheselden. Mezzotint by J. Faber, junior, 1753, after J. Richardson

Jonathan Richardson

Stipple engraving of Professor John Playfair seated at a desk with a quill, wearing spectacles, bookshelves behind him.

John Playfair. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1819

Mezzotint portrait of a man with light hair in a dark gown and patterned sash, holding a book, with engraved caption below.

Sir William Blizard. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds after J. Opie

Louis Proust. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after M. Albuerne

Manuel Albuerne

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig reading an open book beside an inkwell, inscribed Gulielmus Cadogan M.D.

William Cadogan. Mezzotint by W. Dickinson, 1772, after R. E. Pine, 1769

Robert Edge Pine

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man beside a microscope and lamp, with a handwritten signature below.

John Thomas Quekett. Mezzotint by W. Walker after E. Walker

Elizabeth Walker

Mezzotint portrait of Albrecht von Haller in a wig and dark robe, with a book on a table and a Latin inscription below.

Baron Albrecht von Haller. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after C. N. Eberlein, 1745

Christian Nikolaus Eberlein

Jean Origet (left) and Nicolas Simon (right). Line engraving by A.F.B. Geille after J.-L. Boilly

Julien-Léopold Boilly

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a robe and wig holding a lens, with a globe and desk, inscribed Antoni van Leeuwenhoek.

Antonius van Leeuwenhoek. Mezzotint by J. Verkolje, 1686

Engraved plate of twenty oval portrait busts of 17th-century artists and musicians, labeled with names, in four columns.

Artists and musicians active in the 17th century: twenty heads. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Line engraving of two men, one in a powdered wig and cravat, the other in a dark uniform coat, captioned Desault et Bichat.

Pierre-Joseph Desault (left) and Xavier Bichat (right). Line engraving by A.F.B. Geille after J.-L. Boilly

Julien-Léopold Boilly

Engraved plate with three oval portraits of men in an allegorical frame with figures, weapons and flags, captioned Mémoires d

Guillaume Dupuytren, Dominique-Jean Larrey, and Nicolas-René-Dufriche Desgenettes, with an allegorical surround. Engr…