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Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig writing with a quill, with shelves of leather-bound books behind him.

Henry Harrington. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1799, after T. Beach, 1799

Stipple engraving in an oval frame of a woman with dark hair, hand to cheek, in a dark gown with lace trim.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by Caroline Watson, 1803

Caroline Watson

Stipple engraving portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu in an ornate turban and embroidered robe, facing left.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by W. Greatbach, 1844, after C. F. Zincke

Christian Friedrich Zincke

Sir Ashton Lever. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after S. Shelley

Stipple engraving of seated Adam Ferguson with white hair, holding a quill pen beside an open book.

Adam Ferguson. Stipple engraving by R. Page, 1824, after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Oval stipple engraving of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wearing a feathered headdress, lace collar and dark gown.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by Caroline Watson, 1813, after J. Richardson, 1719

Jonathan Richardson

Stipple engraving of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet and ruffled collar, with spectacles, labelled Caroline Herschel, aged

Caroline Herschel, aged 92. Stipple engraving by J. Brown

Stipple engraving portrait of G. G. Lichtenberg in powdered wig and lace cravat, within an octagonal frame.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Stipple engraving by F.W. Bollinger after J. L. Strecker

Johann Ludwig Strecker

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman seated in a chair, wearing a white bonnet and dark cloak, with a dedication below.

Elizabeth Alexander, aged 104. Engraving, 1806

Elizabeth Atkins

Heliogravure portrait of a seated older man in a fur-trimmed coat, holding a quill above an open book.

Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Comte de Chanteloup. Heliogravure by Dujardin after a painting by A. J. Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros

Oval stipple engraving of Samuel Solomon, M.D., a man in a dark coat and white cravat with powdered hair.

Samuel Solomon. Stipple engraving by J. Pass after Turmeau

Stipple engraving of a standing man in period coat and cravat holding a book, shown as a statue on a plinth.

Oliver Goldsmith. Stipple engraving by G. Stodart after J. H. Foley

John Henry Foley

Wood engraving of a bearded man standing among seated Inuit figures around a fire inside a hut, with a boat and hanging fish.

Elisha Kent Kane. Wood engraving by [P. U. P. ?] & Pager after E. Etherington

Nicolaus Copernicus. Wood engraving by A. Regulski after F. Tegazzo

Franciszek Tegazzo

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in a dark overcoat beside a chaise longue, with a top hat and gloves, in an ornate inter

Richard Hotham Pigeon. Mezzotint by C. E. Wagstaff after J. P. Knight

Coloured lithograph of two orang-utans in human clothing, one holding a teacup while seated beside a standing companion.

Two orang-utans wearing clothes and drinking tea. Coloured lithograph by Day & Haghe after W Hawkins

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curled hair in a dark academic gown, in an oval frame with an inscription below.

Hermann Boerhaave. Mezzotint by G. White after J. Goddard

Wood engraving portrait of Sir James Paget in an oval frame, a man with side-swept hair and whiskers in a dark suit.

Sir James Paget. Wood engraving after T.D. Scott, 1871

Thomas Dewell Scott

Mezzotint portrait of a young woman in a feathered hat and lace shawl, reading an open book, labelled Miss Jones.

A young woman (Miss Jones) reading. Mezzotint, 17--, after Catherine Read

Mezzotint oval portrait of an older man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with an engraved caption naming Sir Edward Hulse.

Sir Edward Hulse. Mezzotint by J. Watson after F. Cotes, 1757

Colour caricature of Professor J. Béclard holding a thermometer beside a wire cage and physiology books, magazine cover.

Jules Auguste Béclard. Colour wood engraving by Rougeron Vignerot after Coll-Toc

Mezzotint of two men in an observatory, one observing through a telescope and one writing beside a celestial globe.

Astronomy: Thomas Phelps (left) and John Bartlett making astronomical observations in the observatory of the Earl of…

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded wild boy in a long coat standing in forest foliage with a bowl and scattered nuts.

Peter, the wild boy. Mezzotint by V. Green after P. Falconet

Sepia portrait drawing of a man with light swept-back hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned to the left.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Lithograph (?) by S. Cousins, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Stipple engraving portrait of José Celestino Mutis in an oval frame surrounded by botanical flowers and calligraphic text.

José Celestino Mutis. Stipple engraving

Alexander von Humboldt

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frock coat, with French inscription naming François Doublet.

François Doublet. Stipple engraving by B. Roger, 1809, after C. N. Cochin, junior, 1787

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man in a dark buttoned coat and high white collar, with Latin inscription below.

Carlo Careno. Stipple engraving by A. Zaffonato after C. Visconti

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig holding a book, inside an oval frame, after Johann Zoffany.

Benjamin Stillingfleet. Mezzotint by V. Green after J. Zoffany

Mezzotint portrait of Queen Anne in crown and royal robes, holding a sceptre and orb against a dark background.

Queen Anne, holding an orb and a sceptre. Mezzotint by J. Faber after J. Closterman, 17--

John Closterman

Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Weston, a seated man in a striped robe and wig at a desk with books and instruments.

Thomas Weston. Mezzotint by J. Faber, junior, 1723, after M. Dahl