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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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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