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Wellcome Collection

2,683 works

Lithograph portrait of an elderly seated man with white hair holding eyeglasses, resting on books, signed and dated 1852.

James Coleman, aged 102. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire, 1852

Thomas Herbert Maguire

Etching of a standing eccentric man in a tricorne hat holding two canes, with a small dog at his feet.

Le Chevalier Michel Descazeaux du Halley, an eccentric. Etching by J. MacArdell

James MacArdell

Black and white woodcut portrait of a man with a waxed moustache and suit, labelled William Watson.

Sir William Watson. Woodcut by R. Bryden

Aquatint portrait of a standing boy in a dark suit and lace collar, holding a riding crop, with a countryside landscape behin

George Bidder, a mental calculator, as a boy. Aquatint by H. Meyer, 1817, after W. Waite

Engraved portrait of Daniel Dancer seated at a table in a wooden booth with a cat at the window, by G. Scott, 1805.

Daniel Dancer, a miser. Etching by G. Scott, 1805

Lithograph of Michelangelo in a central oval, surrounded by a laurel wreath of smaller portrait medallions of Italian artists

Italian artists: Michelangelo in the centre, others around the perimeter. Lithograph by V. Mollame, 1842

Vincenzo Mollame

Coloured frontispiece etching with a heraldic shield, draped banner and title for John Thomas Smith's 1815 book of London str

Frontispiece to "Etchings of remarkable beggars itinerant traders and other persons of notoriety in London and its en…

John Thomas Smith

Engraved portrait of a man in feathered headdress and fringed coat smoking a pipe, with palms and a canoe in background.

Peter Williamson, kidnapped as a child and transported to the American plantations; became traveller and writer. Repr…

Etching of a small man in a coat beside a standing woman in a wide hat, with a printed caption below.

Wybrant Lolkes, a dwarf with his wife. Etching by P. Mequignon, 1790

Peter Mequignon

Lithograph of a young nun with a veil and flower bouquet beside apothecary jars and mortar, in a Gothic church interior.

A nursing nun in a pharmacy: with the hospital in the background. Lithograph by A.L. Noël, 1838, after F.J.J. Goetzen…

Franz-Jacob-Julius Götzenberger

Colour lithograph of William Ball, a very stout man in top hat, blue waistcoat and gaiters holding a riding crop.

William Ball, a man weighing forty stone. Colour lithograph

Photogravure portrait of an elderly bald man with side whiskers in a dark suit, with handwritten signature below.

Sir William Overend Priestley. Photogravure by Swan after a painting by Rudolf Lehmann

Etched full-length portrait of James McLean in period dress with sword and cane, a severed head at his feet.

James McLean, known as 'the gentleman highwayman'. Etching by G. Cruikshank

George Cruikshank

Hand-coloured lithograph of a woman in Neapolitan costume holding a baby before a sparse landscape.

A woman dressed in Neapolitan costume holding a baby. Coloured lithograph by A.C. Ledoux (?)

Photogravure portrait of a bearded older man in formal dress with orders and medals, within an oval vignette.

King Edward VII, head and shoulers. Photogravure after Luke Fildes, 1905

Black and white woodcut portrait of bearded Henrik Ibsen in wire-rim glasses, with IBSEN label and masks below.

Henrik Ibsen. Woodcut by R. Bryden, 1899

The death mask of Charles Talleyrand, the French statesman. Lithograph, c. 1860, after M. Krantz

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with long white hair and beard wearing a fur-collared coat, titled James Turner.

James Turner, a beggar and a painter's model, aged 93. Etching by R. Graves, after N. Hone

Nathaniel Hone the Elder

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman in a headscarf and dark cloak, leaning on a cane, labelled Catherine Warman.

Catherine Warman, a very old lady. Engraving by R. Graves

Aquatint of a stout young boy in a dark jacket holding a walking stick before rocky cliffs and water.

Hercules, a very large child. Aquatint by T. Cartwright, 1815, after E. Pugh

Shaumonekusse, a chief of the Oto (Otoe) tribe, wearing a crown hair piece with horns, a bear-claw necklace and a med…

Charles Bird King

Hand-coloured engraving of a bearded man in grey clothes holding books, with a hat and stacked books on the ground.

Richard Robert Jones, a self taught linguist. Coloured etching by A.R. Burt, 1823

Etched bust portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat, inscribed Thomas Coutts Esqre below.

Thomas Coutts. Etching after W. Beechey

William Beechey

Me-na-wa, a Creek Indian. Coloured lithograph by J.T. Bowen after C.B. King, 1837

Charles Bird King

Coloured aquatint of a young woman in a bonnet and yellow shawl making a sign language gesture with her hands.

A woman using sign language. Coloured aquatint by W.T. Annis, 1819, after J. Northcote

James Northcote

Etched caricature of a curly-wigged man in a long coat with a walking stick, gesturing beside a bust on a pedestal.

Pier Leone Ghezzi as the "knight of caricature", carrying a stick and making a gesture with both hands. Etching by M.…

Carl Marcus Tuscher

Lithograph of a standing child with a flower crown on a cushion, with exhibition text printed below.

Iòao Baptista dos Santos, a diphallic boy with supernumerary legs. Lithograph by W. Kohler

Engraving of a strong man standing on a scaffold above three water-filled barrels on a timber stage.

Thomas Topham, lifting 1836 lbs. Etching by C. Leigh, 1741, after W.H. Toms

William Henry Toms

John Gale, known as Dumb Jack, a deaf mute man. Etching after John Faber the elder

Etched portrait of an elderly bald bearded man in a buttoned coat and white collar, with inscription Thos. Smith aged 112.

An old man, designated as Thomas Smith, aged 112. Etching by Jan Lievens