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Engraved full-length portrait of John Howard in period dress, gesturing toward an iron chain beside a stone prison wall.

John Howard, full-length portrait. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1817, after G. M. Brighty

Coloured lithograph of a columned temple on a rooftop at Dendera, with mountains and clouds behind and small figures nearby.

Temple of Isis on the roof of the temple at Dendera, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Etched allegorical title page with an oval portrait of a bearded man held by two putti, coat of arms above.

Two putti supporting a roundel with the portrait of John Bulwer; above, coat of arms. Etching, ca. 1650

Chromolithograph with central portrait of a bearded officer in uniform, surrounded by scenes of Civil War military events.

General Ulysses S. Grant: events of his military career around the central portrait. Chromolithograph after Tholstrup…

Coloured print of painted columns in the Karnak temple hall at Thebes, with travellers and a distant obelisk.

Decorated pillars of the temple at Karnac, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Colour caricature of ten jockeys on galloping horses at a race finish, with exaggerated faces and bright silks.

The finishing line at a horse race; ten portrait caricatures, including eight of famous jockeys. Colour lithograph af…

Liberio Prosperi

Etching of a capuchin monkey walking past a small engraved portrait of its own head on a stone block.

A monkey (simia apella) walking past its own portrait engraved on stone. Etching by S. C. Miger, ca. 1808, after N. M…

Nicolas Maréchal

Coloured lithograph of steep layered cliffs above churning sea, with rocks in foreground and riders on a path at right.

Cape Blanco, or Ras-el-Abiad, on the Syrian coast. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Engraved group portrait of bewigged men in a shield shape, some playing wind instruments, with crossed bones below.

A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Tayl…

William Hogarth

Etching of an artist at an easel with a portrait, an assistant holding a brush, and a studio with pictures and jugs.

An artist dreams that he is painting the portrait of the Devil disguised as a virtuoso: episode in a fable by John Og…

Hand-coloured lithograph of a valley town with minarets, travelers leading camels along a road between hills.

Valley with the city of Nablus. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1842

Engraved heraldic shield of wigged quack doctors smoking pipes, with a chamber pot, crossed bones and a Latin motto below.

A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Tayl…

William Hogarth

Engraving of a bearded man in a roundel on a pedestal, unveiled by winged Fame beside helmeted Minerva and a carving putto.

A portrait of Peter Paul Rubens, in a roundel, on a pedestal, being unveiled by Fame at the command of Minerva, as a…

Coloured lithograph of Jerusalem's walled city with a blue-domed mosque, seen across a rocky valley with travelers in the for

The city of Jerusalem viewed from the Mount of Olives. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1842

Sepia allegorical etching of a seated artist, a reclining woman, a winged figure with a laurel wreath, and a portrait medalli

The genius of F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino: his works are admired by a seated man representing art and a woman represe…

Francesco Rosaspina

Engraving of Apollo and allegorical figures with cherubs, a portrait roundel, a lion and a distant city view.

Allegorical figures, including Apollo: one supports a portrait roundel of Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine, with attrib…

Coloured lithograph of pilgrims in robes gathered near striped tents and flags in a valley with distant hills.

Tent of Achmet Aga, the governer of Jerusalem, with pilgrims at Jericho for Easter. Coloured lithograph by Louis Hagh…

Engraving of a reclining woman in bed shown a portrait by attendants, with a lion and a kneeling figure reading a book.

A woman lies in bed, lovesick (representing the Netherlands); attendants try to raise her spirits by showing her a po…

Mattheus Smallegange

Line engraving portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with a signature below.

Louis Agassiz. Line engraving by F. Croll

Coloured lithograph of a group of Nubian men with spears, shields and swords on sand, with ruined columns on the right.

Group of Nubians with weapons, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Two-panel etching: an artist studies five women in a colonnade; below, figures gather before a painted veil and grapes.

(Above) Zeuxis painting the portrait of Juno from the features of five different women; (below) Parrhasius deceives o…

Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

Sepia lithograph of a mounted guard on a white horse with two dwarfs standing beside him on open ground.

Two dwarfs with their owner, a guard of the Raja of Patiala. Lithograph by L.C. Dickinson, 1844, after Emily Eden

Coloured lithograph of a walled coastal town seen across calm water, with a minaret, domed tomb and figures in the foreground

Sidon seen from the north. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Woodcut portrait of a kabuki actor with a dragon tattoo on his bared arm, framed in an ornate round mirror border.

Portrait within a round mirror depicting actor Ichikawa Ichizō III as Sankichi, a popular hero with bared arm and sho…

Utagawa Kunisada

Etching of a chemist in a laboratory confronted by armed men bursting in, with flasks and retorts on the bench.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier: his arrest by the revolutionaries while performing a chemical experiment. Etching by J. Du…

Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Coloured lithograph of temple ruins on Biggeh island in Egypt, with a stone arch, tall columns, and robed figures.

Temple ruins on the island of Biggeh, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of writers and philosophers in wigs and period dress, labelled by name.

Philosophers and writers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Wood engraving grid of ten men in suits and bow ties, shown as bust portraits with hatched backgrounds, by F. Waibler.

Ten German gynaecologists. Wood engraving by F. Waibler, 1890, after photographic portraits

Coloured lithograph of men resting with camels and smoking near a stone ledge in a hilly, arid landscape.

Men resting their camels and smoking by Jacob's Well at Shechem, Palestine. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe after D.…

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of prelates in clerical dress, arranged in five rows with names below.

Prelates: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook