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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

Black and white mezzotint of a standing man in a dark suit beside a desk with papers, an armchair and a column.

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. Mezzotint by W. T. Davey, 1851, after F. Bird

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with grey hair and whiskers in a dark coat and cravat, inscribed James Syme.

James Syme. Mezzotint by J. Faed after A. Swan Watson

Andrew Swan Watson

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

Photogravure portrait of an elderly bald man with side whiskers in a dark suit, with handwritten signature below.

Sir William Overend Priestley. Photogravure by Swan after a painting by Rudolf Lehmann

Thomas Beddoes. Pencil drawing after E. Bird