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Mezzotint portrait of a bearded man in a cap and robe holding a scroll, inside an oval frame with a printed caption.

Janus Cornarius. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid, 1747

Johann Jacob Haid

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man with white hair in a dark coat, leaning on a desk with an inkstand and paper.

John Abernethy. Mezzotint by E. McInnes, 1842, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark embroidered coat with a star-shaped order medal, labelled Percy.

Pierre-François, Baron de Percy. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of William Forsyth, an older man with powdered hair in a dark coat, in an octagonal frame.

William Forsyth. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman

Ink wash portrait of a standing man in period costume with a cloak, rapier, and cane, captioned as John Bastwick, 1801.

John Bastwick. Ink wash drawing attributed to George Perfect Harding, 1801

George Perfect Harding

Mezzotint portrait of a bewigged man in lace cravat within an oval frame, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Christoph Gottlieb Scheurl. Mezzotint by C. Weigel

Christoph Weigel the Elder

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with long curled hair and white collar, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Nicolaus Blancard. Mezzotint by P. Aeneae

Wood engraving of a seated man with curly hair and mustache, resting his head on his hand beside an ornate table.

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. Wood engraving by G. Kruell

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly seated man in a dark coat, with an inkstand and quill pen on a table beside him.

Thomas Masterman Winterbottom. Mezzotint by W. O. Geller after R. Elliott

Robinson Elliott

Mezzotint portrait of Robert Boyle with curled hair and draped cloth, in an arched frame with engraved caption below.

Robert Boyle. Mezzotint by J. Faber after J. M. Rysbrack, 1733

John Michael Rysbrack

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a wig and dark gown holding an armillary sphere, eyes closed, 1719.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Mezzotint by G. White after J. Vanderbank, 1719

John Vanderbank

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frilled cravat, labelled Bordeu.

Théophile Bordeu. Stipple engraving by Lambert [le jeune?]

Lambert frères

Stipple engraving portrait of James Currie, a man in powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat, with printed caption below.

James Currie. Stipple engraving by T. A. Dean, 1830, after J. Williamson, 1791

John Williamson

Stipple engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with French caption below.

Pierre-Louis Dulong. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1825, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Benjamin Smith Barton. Stipple engraving by C. Gobrecht, 1816

Christian Gobrecht

Stipple engraving of Sir Isaac Newton's bust portrait in an oval frame with a caption below.

Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after L. Allen after L. F. Roubiliac

Louis-François Roubiliac

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat beside a skull and crossed bones, with a printed caption below.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer, 1819, after F. Simoneau

Stipple engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and a cravat, labeled Gio: Battista Amici.

Giovanni Battista Amici. Stipple engraving by F. Vendramini after P. Ermini

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig beside books, a quill and inkwell, with a name plaque below.

François Quesnay. Heliogravure after J.C. François, 1767, after J. M. Frédou

Jean Martial Frédou

Hand-coloured lithograph of a seated man in a dark coat with a young woman and an older woman in a hat, with sketches behind.

Jules-Germain Cloquet. Coloured lithograph by C. J. Travies

Stipple engraving of a bust-length man in spectacles, curly hair, dark coat and white cravat, captioned Jn. Pre. Maunoir.

Jean-Pierre Maunoir. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark cloak and cap, titled Giovanni Inghirami, on a cream paper ground.

Giovanni Inghirami. Stipple engraving by F. Vendramini after P. Ermini

Mezzotint portrait of a man in spectacles, dark coat and cravat, against a shadowed background, signed Edward Cock.

Edward Cock. Mezzotint by W. T. Davey after P. A. T. Senties

Pierre Asthasie Théodore Senties

Mezzotint portrait of John Hunter seated beside a desk with skull illustrations, bones and specimen jars.

John Hunter. Mezzotint by W. O. Geller, 1836, after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraving portrait of William Cullen, M.D., in powdered wig and academic gown, seated at a table with a book.

William Cullen. Stipple engraving by W. Howison, 1847, after W. Cochrane

William Cochran

Stipple engraving of Thomas Pennant, seated in a dark coat holding a folded paper, with trees behind him.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1793, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Thomas Gainsborough

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Humphry Davy seated at a desk with quill, inkwell, and open book, after Thomas Phillips.

Sir Humphry Davy. Stipple engraving by W. T. Fry, 1825, after T. Phillips

Thomas Phillips

Mezzotint portrait of a bespectacled man in a dark coat and waistcoat, one hand resting on a stack of books.

Albert Isaiah Coffin. Mezzotint by H. B. Hall after Charpentier

Henry Bryan Hall

Wood engraved oval portrait of an elderly bald man with curly white hair in a dark coat and white collar.

Sir James Murray. Wood engraving after T.D. Scott, 1872

Thomas Dewell Scott

Stipple engraving portrait of Athanasius Kircher, a bearded man in a dark cap and layered clerical robe.

Athanasius Kircher. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper