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Watercolour of a tall toddy palm trunk on a rocky slope with hills and trees under a yellow dusk sky.

Old trunk of a toddy palm tree (Caryota urens). Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit

Hermann von Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski

Painting of a half-clothed female figure flying among clouds, tossing a red ball, wearing a red sari with gold border.

Half-clothed Tilottama flying in the sky playing with a red ball

Raja Ravi Varma, 1896

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

Watercolour of a young juniper tree on a rocky ridge above a river valley and misty mountains under cloudy sky.

Young juniper tree (Juniperus nigra) on a ridge top in Nepal. Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit, 1855

Hermann von Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski

Woman in red sari playing a sitar on a stone ledge by a pond, with arched palace architecture behind her.

A seated Indian woman plays a sitar next to a garden pond

Raja Ravi Varma

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 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

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

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

Woodcut of women and a child walking past western-style buildings on a city street, with a carriage in the background.

A city with western-style buildings (in Japan?), in which a western couple are observed by Japanese. Woodcut after Ky…

Kawanabe Kyōsai

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

Colour woodcut of a kabuki theatre audience watching two sword-wielding actors on stage beneath paper lanterns.

Interior of a Kabuki theatre while a performance is in progress. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1858

Utagawa Kunisada

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

Coloured lithograph of a busy bazaar in Kandahar with striped awnings, a citadel, mosque domes and mountains behind.

City of Kandahar, with main bazaar and citadel, Afghanistan. Coloured lithograph by R. Carrick after Lieutenant James…

Ink drawing of an écorché male figure with exposed muscles leaning on a pedestal before classical ruins and a stone bridge.

An anatomical figure (écorché) in a classical landscape. Drawing by A. Joron

Anatomical engraving of a standing man with exposed muscles, set in a landscape of towns and a bridge.

Muscleman, in a landscape, seen from the front. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543

Andreas Vesalius

Etching of two spotted deer with collars in a formal garden with stone steps, statues and trees under a cloudy sky.

Two spotted Asian bucks in a landscape garden. Etching by M. E. Ridinger

Martin Elias Ridinger

Etching of a brown bear in a rocky landscape, with detailed views of its paw prints shown below.

Above, a bear in a rocky landscape, below, its footprints. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

Anatomical plate of a muscle figure seen from behind, standing in a landscape with a bridge and town.

Muscle man, in a landscape, seen from the back. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543

Andreas Vesalius

Engraving of Mary Magdalen resting beneath a large tree in a wooded landscape with distant hills.

Saint Mary Magdalen in a landscape. Engraving by J. Coelemans after J.B ("François") Forest

Jean Baptiste Forest

Etching of a thin wolf on rocks by a pine tree, with two labelled diagrams of its paw prints below.

Above, an emaciated wolf in a rocky landscape, below, its tracks. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

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

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

Etching of a large vulture with spread wings landing on a dead chamois among rocky mountain cliffs, with German caption below

A mountain landscape with a vulture hovering over its prey, a chamois buck. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

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

Etching of a nude man with a scythe walking through a rocky landscape, an allegory of summer after Cigoli.

A naked man walks through a rocky landscape with a scythe; representing summer. Etching by J. Coelemans, 1703, after…

Etching of a roaring lion in rocky mountains, with two labelled paw print diagrams below.

Above, a lion standing roaring in a mountainous landscape, below, the lion's track. Etching by J. E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

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

Etching of a wolf and lamb with a horned goat in a wooded landscape with a river.

A wolf and a lamb are standing in a wooded landscape with a goat behind them. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop

Etching of a lynx standing before a rocky mountain landscape with a waterfall, with lynx footprint diagrams below.

Above, a lynx standing in front of a large rock in a mountainous landscape, below, its track. Etching by J. E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

Etching of an allegorical woman on clouds with angels above a landscape with rainbow, shepherd, lambs and lovers.

An allegorical woman on clouds, surrounded by gamboling angels above a landscape with rainbow, lovers and a shepherd…

Christian Friedrich Fritzsch

Woodcut of a seated scholar with an open book directing a dissection of a body in the foreground, with Latin blackletter titl

A man seated in a chair in a landscape, holding an open book, directing a dissection which is taking place in the for…

Mondino de Liuzzi

Etching of a chamois leaping before a rock in a mountain landscape, with diagrams of its hoofprints in soft and hard ground b

Above, a chamois leaping in front of a rock in a mountainous landscape, below, its tracks in soft and hard soil. Etch…

Johann Elias Ridinger

Coloured aquatint of a tall brick pagoda on a grassy mound, with trees, a river and two small figures beneath a cloudy sky.

Landscape with pagoda, India. Coloured aquatint by Edward Orme and Joseph Constantine Stadler after Thomas Daniell, 1804

Etching of a large elm tree in parkland, with two small figures at its base and trees receding to the left.

Elm tree (Ulmus species) in parkland with people at its base. Etching, c. 1817, after J. Martin

Coloured lithograph of a towering giant sequoia above forest, with a small figure at its base for scale.

Wellingtonia or mammoth tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindley) Bucholz) towering above surrounding forest and perso…

William P. Blake

Coloured lithograph of a rock ravine at Petra with carved tombs in the cliffs and robed figures seated on a path.

Ravine at the eastern entrance to Petra. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Hand-coloured print of a tall talipot palm beside a river in Ceylon, with a thatched hut, sailing boats and hills.

The talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) growing by a lakeside in Ceylon. Coloured etching after W. Daniell, c.1827

William Daniell

Hand-coloured etching of a fan palm clump in tropical forest, with a seated native woman at the lower right.

Krakatoa: fan palm (Chamaerops humilis L.) with surrounding tropical forest and native woman. Coloured soft-ground et…

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

Soft-ground etching of a gnarled oak tree with broken branches in Rycot Park, with a seated figure and distant hills.

The gnarled trunk of an old oak tree (Quercus robur L.) in Rycot Park, Oxfordshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamot…

William Alfred Delamotte

Soft-ground etching of a large sycamore tree over a graveyard with headstones, a stone archway and a cottage.

Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) in a graveyard near Reading, Berkshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, c…

Coloured lithograph of a stone arch over a deep ravine with a rock-cut facade and travellers on the path below.

Arch crossing a ravine near El Sik. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Soft-ground etching of a gnarled beech tree in Windsor Forest, with two deer and a distant castle.

The gnarled trunk of a beech tree (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Windsor forest, with deer and castle in distance. Soft-grou…

William Alfred Delamotte

Engraving of a man climbing a coconut palm beside a banana plant, with water, a small building and hills behind.

A man climbing a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) which stands by a banana plant (Musa sp.), in a waterside setting i…

Coloured lithograph of the gnarled Holy Tree of Meterah beside water, with palms and robed figures at its base.

The Holy Tree of Meterah, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Soft-ground etching of large oak trees beside a winding country lane with a rocky bank and wooden fence.

Oak trees (Quercus robur L.) by a country lane in Berkshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, 1805

William Alfred Delamotte

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned with lions and Nandi the bull before snowy mountains.

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned on Mount Kailas with Nandi the bull. Chromolithograph by R. Varma

Raja Ravi Varma

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

Soft-ground etching of a large plane tree with spreading branches over rocky ground, with a small figure and distant building

Plane tree (Platanus orientalis L.) in Rycot Park, Oxfordshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, 1806

William Alfred Delamotte

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

Coloured lithograph of a hazy desert valley with tall cliffs, a large boulder, and robed figures resting in the foreground.

The Rock of Moses in Wady-El-Leja valley, west of Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts…

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