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A selection of portraits and images that include scientific and medical equipment used for research and/or treatment. Refers to instruments relating to the study and exploration of the natural world including compasses and telescopes and those referring to engineering. Includes interior and exterior views of scientific and medical institutions.

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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

John Desmond Bernal, by Wolfgang Suschitzky - NPG P304

John Desmond Bernal

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

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

Alexander Fleming

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

Sir (Alfred Charles) Bernard Lovell, by Wolfgang Suschitzky - NPG P306

Sir (Alfred Charles) Bernard Lovell

by Wolfgang Suschitzky
gelatin silver print, 1960
NPG P306

Clare Mary Francis, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1170

Clare Mary Francis

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1 July 1977
NPG P1170

Sir Alan Battersby, by Nick Sinclair - NPG P564(2)

Sir Alan Battersby

by Nick Sinclair
bromide print, 1993
NPG P564(2)

John Frank Davidson, by Nick Sinclair - NPG P564(6)

John Frank Davidson

by Nick Sinclair
bromide print, 1993
NPG P564(6)

César Milstein, by Nick Sinclair - NPG P564(17)

César Milstein

by Nick Sinclair
bromide print, 1993
NPG P564(17)

Keith Runcorn, by Nick Sinclair - NPG P564(21)

Keith Runcorn

by Nick Sinclair
bromide print, 1993
NPG P564(21)

Wendy Diane Savage (née Edwards), by Julia Hedgecoe - NPG P751(17)

Wendy Diane Savage (née Edwards)

by Julia Hedgecoe
bromide print, 1997
NPG P751(17)

John Avery, attributed to Henry Collen - NPG 1893

John Avery

attributed to Henry Collen
watercolour, bodycolour and varnish on ivory
NPG 1893

'The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough', by Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt - NPG x44706

'The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough'

by Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
platinum print, 1839, printed later
NPG x44706

Portrait study for 'The Two Ways of Life', by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG x199786

Portrait study for 'The Two Ways of Life'

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
watercolour, crayon and chalk on photographic emulsion, 1856-1857
NPG x199786

M.P. West, by Camille Silvy - NPG Ax60480

M.P. West

by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 21 July 1862
NPG Ax60480

'Scientists', published by Hughes & Edmonds - NPG Ax132901

'Scientists'

published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
NPG Ax132901

George Johnstone Stoney, by Olive Edis, and  Katharine Legat (née Edis) - NPG x26566

George Johnstone Stoney

by Olive Edis, and Katharine Legat (née Edis)
platinotype on photographer's card mount, mid 1900s
NPG x26566