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Gouache of a seated woman in blue robe with a large breast tumour spreading across her chest.

A woman with a tumour in her right breast which is expanding over her trunk. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-

A woman with a pendent tumour over her right ear. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-

Gouache portrait of a shaved-headed man in a grey robe with a large pendent tumour hanging from his hip.

A man (Kwan Nanking) with a large pendent tumour hanging from his hip. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837

Gouache portrait of a seated woman in a blue robe with a large pink tumour hanging from her upper lip.

A woman (Kwo Pe) with a tumour hanging from her upper lip. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1839

Hand-coloured engraving of a yellow iris with purple-veined falls, buds on the stem, and a long green leaf beside it.

A yellow iris (Iris variegata): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving by J. Sowerby, c. 1787, after himself

Engraved grid of twenty labelled bust portraits of religious thinkers and theologians in period dress.

Churchmen: twenty portraits of religious thinkers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Grey lithograph of a rocky ravine with carved rock tombs and robed men resting on a path in the foreground.

Men sitting to smoke by a ravine at Petra, Jordan. Lithograph by L. Haghe after D. Roberts, 1839

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

Engraved sheet of twenty labelled bust portraits of princes, legislators and statesmen, arranged in four rows.

Princes and statesmen: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Etched portrait of Foolish Sam, a standing man in ragged clothes and a head wrap on a cobbled street.

Foolish Sam, a mentally defective man in London. Etching by B. Nebot, ca. 1773

Balthasar Nebot

Engraving of six men of letters gathered around a globe, books and an oil lamp, with names and Latin verses below.

Six Italian men of letters. Engraving after G. Vasari, 1543

Engraved sheet of twenty bust portraits of popes, cardinals and prelates, each labelled with a name, numbered 17.

Popes and other churchmen: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Grey lithograph of a classical-style bust of a man with curly hair on an inscribed pedestal, dated 1828.

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Tommasini. Lithograph by G. Canuti, 1828

Archibald Menzies. Lithograph after E. U. Eddis, 1835

Eden Upton Eddis

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a medal on his lapel, in an ornate border.

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Tommasini. Lithograph by A. Corsini after Cav. Toschi

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark double-breasted coat and white cravat, captioned D. Meli.

Domenico Meli. Lithograph by G. Gozzini after Filipetti

Etched bust portrait of an elderly bearded man with long hair and a knotted cord at his neck, labelled Plato.

Plato. Etching by D. Cunego, 1783, after R. Mengs after Raphael

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and bow tie, with a handwritten signature below.

William James Clement. Lithograph by E. Cocking, 1854

Hatched line drawing of a seated man in a dark coat resting his hand on his cheek, signed by Flameng.

Félix-Archimède Pouchet. Reproduction of etching by L. Flameng

Léopold Flameng

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach. Etching by L.E. Grimm, 1823

Ludwig Emil Grimm

Line engraving title page with oval portrait of a long-haired man, allegorical women, putti, surgical instruments and a Latin

François Mauriceau. Line engraving by J.A. Boener, 1680

Johann Alexander Boener

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man with long wavy hair, labelled Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleeff.

Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev. Stipple engraving by G. J. Stodart after W. Brookes

Warwick Brookes

Stipple engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled MENDE beneath.

Ludwig Julius Kaspar Mende. Stipple engraving by H. Lödel after [G. M.]

Heinrich Burkhart Lödel

Stipple engraving portrait of a woman with braided hair, dark dress and lace collar, labelled C. S. Lozier, M.D.

Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall, junior

Jr Henry Bryan Hall

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs, holding a quill pen at a writing desk.

Jacob de Castro-Sarmento. Mezzotint by R. Houston after R. E. Pine

Robert Edge Pine

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in dark coat holding a rolled paper, with engraved name below.

Richard Clement Headington. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1832, after J. Jackson

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach. Mezzotint by J.E. Haid

Johann Elias Haid

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a bespectacled man in a frock coat and cravat, with caption naming Dominique Léman.

Dominique Léman. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

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

Michel Eugène Chevreul. Colour wood engraving by E. Froment after P. Renouard, 1886

Abraham Trembley. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after Clemens

Ambroise Tardieu

Engraved plate of twenty oval portrait busts of 17th-century artists and musicians, labeled with names, in four columns.

Artists and musicians active in the 17th century: twenty heads. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825

John William Cook

Mezzotint portrait of John Bird in a powdered wig, resting his hand on a chart beside a brass instrument on a table.

John Bird. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1776, after J. Lewis

Lithograph portrait of a young boy in a belted coat and lace collar, holding a top hat, with a printed caption below.

Master Noakes, a mental calculator. Lithograph by A. Mosses, 1827

Alexander Mosses

Etching of five men in period dress: a very tall central figure beside a small figure at right, on a wooden floor.

Charles Byrne, a giant, George Cranstoun, a dwarf, and three other normal sized men. Etching by J. Kay, 1794

Coloured lithograph portrait of a Seneca leader in feathered headdress holding a pipe and tomahawk, 1836.

Cornplanter, a leader of the Seneca tribe, holding a smoking pipe with pipe attachments and axe-blades. Colour lithog…

Engraving of Thomas Topham standing atop a wooden scaffold above three barrels, with diagonal bracing beams below.

Thomas Topham, lifting 1836 lbs. Etching, 1820, after C. Leigh

Lithograph of a standing woman in a dark jacket and pale full skirt, with a flower in her hair, by Amand Gautier.

A mentally ill patient known as the 'princess of Salpêtrière'. Lithograph by A. Gautier, 1885

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

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

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 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

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat holding a hat, with a Latin caption below.

Christoph Meurer. Line engraving by J. G. Mentzel, 1709

Johann Georg Mentzel

Domenico Angeloni. Line engraving by G. Morghen

Giuseppe Morghen

Line engraving of a man with curly hair and a white cravat in an oval frame, with Latin text and a coat of arms.

Christian Mentzel. Line engraving by S. Blesendorff, 1694, after himself

Samuel Blesendorff

Line engraving portrait of Galileo Galilei, a bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar holding an object.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by J. Calendi after Santi di Tito

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with an inscription below naming Johann Justus von B

Johann Justus von Berger. Line engraving by J. F. Clemens, 1781, after J. Juel

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with heraldic crest and name cartouche below.

Pierre Clément Grignon. Line engraving by S. C. Miger, 1776, after A. Pujos

Line engraving portrait of Domenico Cotugno, a man with curled powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Domenico Cotugno. Line engraving by A. Locatelli

Antonio Locatelli

Line engraving portrait of Giacomo Tommasini, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, within an oval frame.

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Tommasini. Line engraving by G. Asioli after F. Rosaspina after G. Guizzardi

Giuseppe Guizzardi

Line engraving of the monument of William Gilbert with obelisks, heraldic shields and a central inscription panel.

William Gilbert: his monument. Line engraving by G. Vertue after J. Deane

Line engraving portrait of Domenico Bruschi, a man with curly hair and closed eyes, in dark coat, with Italian inscription.

Domenico Bruschi. Line engraving by G. Bonatti, 1834, after S. Massari

Silvestro Massari

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and white cravat, with serpent staff and armillary sphere below.

Domenico Guglielmini. Line engraving by J. à Montalegre after A. M. Cavazzoni

Angelo Michele Cavazzoni

Line engraving of a bewigged man in lace cuffs within an oval frame, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Johann Heinrich Menrad de Vorwaltern. Line engraving by J. Mörl

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff collar holding a tube, with inscription below.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1762, after G. Zocchi after J. Sustermans

Justus Sustermans

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man with a bald head and downcast eyes, wearing a draped cloak.

Nicomachus of Gerasa. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1785, after A. R. Mengs after Raphael

Oval line engraving of a bewigged man in a cravat, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Christian Mentzel. Line engraving by G.P. Busch

Georg Paul Busch

Line engraving portrait of an older man in a powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat with a medal, labelled Parmentier.

Antoine Auguste Parmentier. Line engraving by A. Dutillois

Auguste Dutillois

Pythagoras. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1782, after R. Mengs after Raphael

Line engraving of a monument to Isaac Newton with a reclining figure, cherubs, and a globe inscribed with his name.

Sir Isaac Newton: monument. Line engraving by P. Fourdrinier after W. Kent and M. Rysbrack

John Michael Rysbrack

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and white collar, in an oval frame with a coat of arms below.

Dominicus de Marchettis. Line engraving by C. de La Haye, 1682, after M. Desbois

Martial Desbois

Engraved print of the Sir Isaac Newton monument in Westminster Abbey, with a seated figure, globe, cherubs and obelisk.

Sir Isaac Newton: monument. Line engraving by J. Fittler, 1794, after Riley after W. Kent and M. Rysbrack

Line engraving portrait of Evangelista Torricelli, a man in a fur-trimmed coat, with an Italian inscription below.

Evangelista Torricelli. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1760, after G. Traballesi

Giulio Traballesi

Sepia mezzotint portrait of a young woman in braided military jacket, hand resting on a cannon under a cloudy sky.

Manuela Sancho, a heroine in the defence of Saragossa in 1809, aged 24. Mezzotint by H. Meyer, 1811, after L. Hoppner

Lascelles H. Hoppner