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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

Watercolour of a desert encampment with a tall funnel cloud above a tented enclosure, mountains, flocks and palm trees.

The Israelites' encampment in the wilderness of Paran after the Exodus from Egypt: God manifests himself in the form…

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

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

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

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

Painting of two pale white roses and rosebuds with green leaves resting on rocks against a dark background.

Two white roses, in a still-life. Watercolour by J.D.(?), 1885

Watercolour oval still life of pink, white, purple and yellow flowers with green leaves on a dark brown background.

Flowers and leaves in a still-life. Watercolour by L. Handy(?), 1878

Watercolour of a stepped stone staircase leading to a tiered temple with golden finial, with a tree and small figures.

Possibly the temple at Nu Tooth, Sri Lanka. Watercolour drawing by C.H.S.B.

Watercolour of ruined arches, an aqueduct, palm trees and a rider on horseback overlooking distant flat land and hills.

Ruins at Carthage, with salt marshes in the distance, Tunisia. Watercolour by Charles Gülin, 1778

Full-length gouache portrait of a standing man in a frock coat and pinstriped trousers, wearing pince-nez glasses.

Ernst Ott. Gouache and watercolour by Pip, 1911

active 1910-1911 Pip

Watercolour portrait of a grey-haired man with red scaly skin lesions on his face and forearm, against a white background.

A man with disease designated as Lupus erythematosus. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1902

Watercolour of Roman-style ruins on a hillside with figures and a horse, overlooking a distant lake dotted with sailing ships

Ruins at Galetta, with lake Tunis in the distance, seen from Carthage, Tunisia. Watercolour by Charles Gülin, 1778

Oval watercolour miniature of a woman with curly brown hair in a white dress with a blue sash against a green background.

Sarah Biffin. Watercolour by Sarah Biffin, 1812

Watercolour of a right forearm with a mottled red skin rash and a white cuff at the wrist, dated 1901.

A right arm with skin disease designated as Lichen variegatus. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1901

Watercolour portrait of an older bearded man in a dark suit using a pipette over a beaker of red liquid in a laboratory.

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh. Watercolour by F.T. Dalton, 1899

Frederick Thomas Dalton

Sir William Withey Gull. Watercolour by C. Pellegrini [Ape], 1875

Carlo Pellegrini

Watercolour of a back covered in red skin lesions with a large central tumour, with small dark spots along the top edge.

Back of a woman with disease and tumour. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1894

Watercolour of two 17th-century men in hats, one gesturing toward a dissected hand, with a Latin inscription below.

Sir Charles Scarborough and Dr Edward Arris conducting an anatomical dissection. Watercolour painting by G. P. Hardin…

Caricature watercolour of a standing man with monocle and moustache, dark jacket and tan trousers, on a grey background.

Sir Henry Thompson. Watercolour by C. Pellegrini [Ape], 1874

Carlo Pellegrini

Watercolour of a leg on white cloth showing red, scaly, cracked skin disease across the popliteal area.

Popliteal area with disease. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1900