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Wellcome Collection

2,683 works

Etched portrait of an older bearded man in a cap and fur-trimmed robe, resting hands on a book, captioned Erasmus Rotterdamus

Desiderius Erasmus. Etching by A. van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Etching of an elderly woman in a bonnet and shawl leaning on a cane, standing before a house wall with a window and door.

Margaret Standing, a disabled woman. Etching by J. Bruce

Etching of two bearded men in top hats and dark coats before classical columns, one raising his hat.

Thomas Smith Clouston and Douglas Argyll Robertson. Etching by W. Hole

Etched full-length portrait of an elderly man in tricorn hat and period coat, smoking a pipe and holding a cane.

Joseph Rullier, aged 106. Etching by J. Leroy

Oval engraved portrait of King Henry VI wearing a jeweled crown and fur-trimmed robe.

King Henry VI. Etching by G. Gabrielli, 1875

Giuseppe Gabrielli

Coloured lithograph of a man in feathered headdress, face paint, silver armbands and an oval medallion, 1836.

J-Aw-Beance (?), an Ojibwa chief, wearing a medallion. Coloured lithograph by Lehman & Duval after C.B. King, 1836

Charles Bird King

Pen and wash drawing of a very tall man in a top hat before a shoe shop, with a crowd of onlookers gazing up at him.

James Henry Lambier, "the American giant". Drawing

Etching of a standing street vendor in a tall hat holding bootlaces hanging from hook-like hands, 1816.

An itinerant salesman with artificial arms selling the bootlaces that hang from the hooks of his hands. Etching by J.…

John Thomas Smith

Etching of a pedestrian walking along a road past a crowd of caricatured spectators, with a flag on a pole.

George Wilson, a pedestrian, on a road lined with people. Etching by J.T. Smith after himself, 1815

John Thomas Smith

Hand-coloured lithograph of a grotesque mermaid with a fish tail and toothy mouth, among red drapes and cushions, with two sh

A grotesque mermaid, amidst luxurious cushions and drapes, and framed by two shells. Coloured lithograph by E. Purcel…

Hand-coloured etching of an elderly woman in a headscarf and red shawl seated by a hearth, labelled Elizabeth Shaw, aged 117.

Elizabeth Shaw, aged 117. Coloured etching by B. Howlett, 1800, after R. Sheardown, 1780

Engraved portrait of a stout woman in a lace headscarf holding a clay pipe and a glass, with handwritten note below.

Dolly, a proprietress of a restaurant specialising in steaks, mutton etc. Reproduction of an etching by B. Wilkes aft…

George Cruikshank

Etching of Owen Farrell standing on cobblestones with a walking stick and hat, wearing a loose coat and buckled shoes.

Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Etching by J. Gleadah

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, within an oval Rococo frame with an inscribed cartouche.

Georg Erhard Hamberger. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after J. Günther

active approximately Günther Johann

Colored caricature of a man in a green apron standing among laboratory glassware and a furnace.

Jean-Baptiste-André Dumas carrying out a chemical procedure. Coloured lithograph by H. Daumier

Honoré Daumier

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a cane, with a landscape and tree behind him.

John Philips, aged 117. Mezzotint by J. Faber after P. Mercier

Philippe Mercier

Mezzotint portrait of a man leaning on a rock with a top hat, with a pastoral scene of cattle and village at left.

Edward Jenner. Mezzotint by J. R. Smith, 1800, after himself

John Raphael Smith

Stipple engraving portrait of Thomas Linacre in a dark cap and gown, holding a quill pen, with Latin signature below.

Thomas Linacre. Stipple engraving by H. Cook after W. Miller, 1810

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and dark coat beside books, titled William Heberden, M.D.

William Heberden. Mezzotint by J. Ward after Sir W. Beechey

William Beechey

Immanuel Kant. Aquatint silhouette by J.T. Puttrich, 1793

Puttrich Johann Theodor

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, surrounded by an oval inscription and coats of arms.

Paul Jenisch. Line engraving by L. Kilian, 1631

Monochrome stipple engraving of Thomas Guy, a man in a long powdered wig and buttoned coat, against a dark background.

Thomas Guy. Stipple engraving after a wax model by F. Le Pipre

François Le Pipre

Line engraving of a bust portrait of a man in a long curled wig, on a pedestal with Latin inscription.

Gabriel Clauder. Line engraving by J.C. Sartorius

Johann Christoph Sartorius

Jojedhiyan Missa. Line engraving by C. Grant

Colesworthey Grant

Oval line engraving of a man with curled hair and a white ruff collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Emanuel Koenig. Line engraving by J. J. Thourneyser, senior & junior, 1703, after J. F. Wettstein

Johann Friedrich Wettstein

Riza Orhan. Pencil drawing by H.C.S. Wright, 1911

Henry Charles Seppings Wright

Oval line engraving portrait of Guy Patin, a bearded man in a skullcap and fur-trimmed robe, with caption below.

Guy Patin. Line engraving by P. Sluyter

Line engraving of a bearded man in dark period dress and white collar seated at a table with a book and inkwell.

John Anthony. Line engraving by T. Cross, 1656

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a wig and clerical collar, hand on chest, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

John Flamsteed. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1721, after T. Gibson, 1712

Line engraving of a man in a powdered wig and gown within an oval frame, with an inscription on the pedestal.

Andreas Ottomar Goelicke. Line engraving by G. P. Busch

Georg Paul Busch