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Grisaille portrait of a man with curly hair and a dark cloak, holding a flask, beside a stack of labelled books.

Anthony Colley (Colly). Wash drawing en grisaille attributed to G. P. Harding

George Perfect Harding

Oil portrait of a seated man in a red robe and wig, with a desk, letter, quill and globe beside him.

Portrait of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)

Jan Verkolje, 1650

Gouache of a physician listening to a patient's back through a tube in a hospital ward with white bed curtains.

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laënnec auscultating a tuberculous patient at the Necker Hospital, Paris. Gouache after T. C…

Théobald Chartran

Full-length watercolour portrait of a man in a periwig and red and gold robe beside a stone archway.

Charles Goodall. Watercolour painting by G. P. Harding, 1810, after T. Murray

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat and spectacles beside a skull and a glass case with a skeleton.

Thomas Turner of Manchester. Oil painting attributed to W. Bonnar

Christopher Nugent. Wash painting by S. Harding, 1806, after J. Barry, 1772

Watercolour portrait bust of a man with dark hair, dark coat and cravat, against a pale blue wash background.

Edward Binns. Watercolour by A.H. Taylor, 1838

Alfred Henry Taylor

A man with a tumour below and behind his right ear. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-

Watercolour portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit holding a glass vacuum tube, standing against a grey background

Sir William Crookes. Watercolour painting by L. Ward [Spy], 1903

Oval watercolour portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and cravat, hands clasped, signed E. D. Smith, 1845.

Henry Joseph Bradfield. Watercolour painting by E. D. Smith, 1845

Gouache portrait of a bald man with a large pink tumour on his left side, draped in a grey cloth against a pale background.

A man (Woo Kinshing), facing front, with a massive tumour on the left side of his trunk. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua…

Oil painting of ancient figures and cherubs sorting medicines in an arched laboratory with a furnace and mortar.

Aesculapius and other ancients are presented with exotic materia medica from the far east, which are turned into medi…

Johannes Zacharias Simon Prey

Oil portrait of an elderly white-bearded man in a dark suit seated in an armchair beside a bookshelf.

Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton, Bt., writer on pharmacology and therapeutics. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a…

Harry Herman Salomon

Gouache portrait of a bald man in a blue robe with a large tumour on the right side of his face.

A man (Chang Achum?), facing front, with a tumour on the right side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1837

Caricature watercolour of an elderly stooped man in a dark coat and red sash holding a watch chain, labelled Sir James Paget.

Sir James Paget. Watercolour by Sir L. Ward [Spy], 1876

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a letter, with papers on a red table.

William Newnham (1790-1865), medical practitioner at Farnham, Surrey, "in practice before 1815". Oil painting by Jame…

Seated woman in blue robe on a wooden bench, with a large tumour on her left cheek, painted in gouache.

A woman (Lo Wanshun) with a tumour on her left cheek. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1836

Oil portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and grey waistcoat, one hand resting on a table, against a dark background.

Sir Morell Mackenzie (1837-1892), otorhinolaryngologist. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair and moustache in a dark suit, seated before a dark background, in a gilded fra

Sir Patrick Manson (1844-1922), investigator of tropical diseases. Oil painting by H. H. Salomon (?) after [W.?] E. W…

Walter Ernest Webster

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-

Oil portrait of a grey-haired woman in a dark academic gown with pink-trimmed hood, holding a black cap against a dark backgr

Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake, surgeon. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in wire-rimmed glasses, dark jacket and white collar, against a red-brown background.

Sir Jonathan Hutchinson. Oil painting by W. Swainson

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

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in pince-nez and dark suit reading a letter at a desk.

Sir Thomas Barlow (1845-1945), physician to the King. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

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

A woman (Yang She), facing front, with a massive pendent tumour hanging down from her neck. Gouache, 18--, after Lam…

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

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with a mustache, seated in a dark suit with hands clasped, in a gilt frame.

Sir Rickman John Godlee. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Gouache portrait of a seated shirtless man with a large tumour on his left arm, wearing a black cap and trousers.

A man (Po Ashing) with a tumour on his left arm. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1836

A man (Leang Ashing), in profile, with a tumour on the right side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1837

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with a mustache in a dark blue suit, hand in pocket, against a dark background.

Sir William Tilden (1842-1926), chemist. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Gouache portrait of a woman in blue robe facing right, with a large tumour covering her left eye and nose.

A woman, facing to right, with a large tumour covering her left eye. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838

A man (Wan Wakae) with massive pendent tumours on the left side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit beside a table with glass flasks and papers, in a gilded frame.

Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister (1827-1912), surgeon. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

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

Gouache portrait of a bald man with a large spherical tumour on the right side of his neck, facing front.

A man (Choo Yihleang), facing front, with a massive spherical tumour on the right side of his neck. Gouache, 18--, af…

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit seated holding a paper, in an ornate gilded frame.

Sir Norman Moore, physician and historian. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Gouache portrait of a bald man in a dark robe with a large pale pendent tumour hanging below his right ear.

A man with a pendent tumour below his right ear. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1830/1850

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with moustache in a grey suit, seated beside a desk with papers and a book.

Sir Patrick Manson, invesigator of tropical diseases. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Portrait of a dead man. Chromolithograph after D. Ghirlandaio

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Pencil portrait drawing of an elderly bearded man in a skullcap and white collar, labelled Heydan.

Heydan: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793

Johann Kaspar Lavater

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

Engraved portrait of Schiller seated before a tree-framed landscape, surrounded by an ornate border with small scenes.

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, seated in a bosky landscape. Engraving by A. H. Payne after S. Carse

Pencil and wash drawing of a man with long wavy hair and a collared shirt, labelled Descartes beneath.

René Descartes: portrait. Drawing, c. 1794

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Chromolithograph of a tall palm in a tropical hillside landscape, with a seated artist sketching it and an attendant holding

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L.…

Ambroise Verschaffelt

Engraving of a man with sword and plumed hat and a woman in a lace ruff beside a landscape with a castle.

King James I of England and VI of Scotland, and his consort Anne of Denmark, in a landscape. Engraving by J. Wierix,…

Johannes Wierix

Engraving of three girls reading a book together on a grassy hillside with rocky cliffs and clouds behind them.

Edith Mary Liddell; Ina Liddell; and Alice Liddell, sitting in a grassy landscape at Llandudno with a book. Engraving…

William Blake Richmond

Engraved title page of Gerard's Herball, 1633, with allegorical figures, ancient authors, a central title cartouche and a por

John Gerard: portrait and botanical motifs. Line engraving by J. Payne, 1633

Line engraving of a seated woman with curled hair holding a small oval portrait miniature.

Jenny Cameron, holding a portrait of the 'young pretender'. Line engraving by R. Graves

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wood engraving portrait of a man with curly grey hair in a dark coat and waistcoat, labelled Rayer.

Pierre-François-Olive Rayer. Wood engraving by L. Desgodetz [?] after H. Rousseau

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