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A selection of images from the collection that include references to science, appliances and other forms of technology. See also: 'Clocks and timepieces' (Accessory).

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Nicholas Kratzer, after Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG 5245

Nicholas Kratzer

after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on panel, late 16th century, based on a work of 1528
NPG 5245

King William IV, by Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG 2199

King William IV

by Sir Martin Archer Shee
oil on canvas, circa 1800
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2199

Michael Faraday, by Thomas Phillips - NPG 269

Michael Faraday

by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1841-1842
On display in Room 16 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 269

James Hall Nasmyth, by David Octavius Hill, and  Robert Adamson - NPG P6(28)

James Hall Nasmyth

by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, circa 1844
NPG P6(28)

James Scott Bowerbank, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG P120(1)

James Scott Bowerbank

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, 1855
NPG P120(1)

Edwin Lankester, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG P120(15)

Edwin Lankester

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, 1855
NPG P120(15)

Frederick Walter Simms, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG P120(8)

Frederick Walter Simms

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, 1855
NPG P120(8)

Edward Leicester Atkinson, by Herbert George Ponting - NPG P1364

Edward Leicester Atkinson

by Herbert George Ponting
gelatin silver print, 15 September 1911
NPG P1364

Baron Adolph de Meyer, by Baron Adolph de Meyer - NPG P1367

Baron Adolph de Meyer

by Baron Adolph de Meyer
gelatin silver print, 1920s
NPG P1367

Cecil Beaton, by Anthony Wysard - NPG 6438

Cecil Beaton

by Anthony Wysard
pencil, ink and wash on board, 1930
NPG 6438

Alexander Korda, by Anthony Wysard - NPG 6120

Alexander Korda

by Anthony Wysard
pencil and gouache, circa 1940-1956
NPG 6120

John Desmond Bernal, by Wolfgang Suschitzky - NPG P304

John Desmond Bernal

by Wolfgang Suschitzky
gelatin silver print, 14 April 1949
NPG P304

Billy Butlin, by Sir David Low - NPG 5766

Billy Butlin

by Sir David Low
chalk, 1949 or before
NPG 5766

David Lean, by Sir David Low - NPG 5769

David Lean

by Sir David Low
chalk, 1949 or before
NPG 5769

Alexander Fleming, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(31)

Alexander Fleming

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1954
NPG P490(31)

John French, by Lord Snowdon - NPG P809

John French

by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 1957
NPG P809