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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