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A Man with a Pair of Dividers (?) about 1500 Gentile Bellini (c.1429–1507) (attributed to)A Man with a Pair of Dividers (?) about 1500 The National Gallery, London
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The Winstanley Lighthouse 17th C British (English) SchoolThe Winstanley Lighthouse 17th C Mount Edgcumbe House
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The Doctor's Shop 17th C David Teniers II (1610–1690) (style of)The Doctor's Shop 17th C York Art Gallery
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A Mathematician (?) 1600-50 Italian (Emilian) SchoolA Mathematician (?) 1600-50 The National Gallery, London
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David Anderson of Finzeach, Known as 'Davie Do a Thing' 1606 George Jamesone (1589/1590–1644) (after)David Anderson of Finzeach, Known as 'Davie Do a Thing' 1606 National Trust for Scotland, Fyvie Castle
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The Alchemist 1616–1677 David Teniers II (1610–1690) (follower of)The Alchemist 1616–1677 York Art Gallery
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Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) 1635 Justus Sustermans (1597–1681) (after)Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) 1635 Wellcome Collection
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An Alchemist 1661 Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685)An Alchemist 1661 The National Gallery, London
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A Physician-Virtuoso in His Cabinet, Examining a Flask of Urine Brought by a Lady early 18th C Gerard Thomas (1663–1720) (circle of)A Physician-Virtuoso in His Cabinet, Examining a Flask of Urine Brought by a Lady early 18th C Wellcome Collection
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James Short c.1758 Benjamin Wilson (1721–1788) (attributed to)James Short c.1758 History of Science Museum, University of Oxford
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An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump 1768 Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797)An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump 1768 The National Gallery, London
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Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) 1789–1790 Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797)Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) 1789–1790 Derby Museum and Art Gallery
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George Stephenson (1781–1848) as a Young Man c.1800 unknown artistGeorge Stephenson (1781–1848) as a Young Man c.1800 National Railway Museum
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Allegory of Wisdom and Science 1798 James Millar (1735–1805)Allegory of Wisdom and Science 1798 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
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Henry Trengrouse (1772–1854), Inventor of the Lifesaving Apparatus 19th C unknown artistHenry Trengrouse (1772–1854), Inventor of the Lifesaving Apparatus 19th C Museum of Cornish Life, Helston
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William Bickford (1774–1834), Inventor of the Safety Fuse 19th C unknown artistWilliam Bickford (1774–1834), Inventor of the Safety Fuse 19th C Museum of Cornish Life, Helston
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Matthew Boulton (1728–1809) 1801 William Beechey (1753–1839) (after)Matthew Boulton (1728–1809) 1801 University of Strathclyde
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William Goulden (1749–1816) Holding a Leyden Jar with a Friction Machine for Generating Electricity in the Background, Founder of the... 1805 Stephen Hewson (active 1768–1812)William Goulden (1749–1816) Holding a Leyden Jar with a Friction Machine for Generating Electricity in the Background, Founder of the Canterbury Philosophical and Literary Institution 1805 Canterbury Museums and Galleries
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William Murdoch (1754–1839) 1823–1827 John Graham-Gilbert (1794–1866)William Murdoch (1754–1839) 1823–1827 Birmingham Museums Trust
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Timothy Hackworth c.1840 unknown artistTimothy Hackworth c.1840 National Railway Museum
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George Stephenson (1781–1848) in Old Age 1840s unknown artistGeorge Stephenson (1781–1848) in Old Age 1840s National Railway Museum
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Dr William Reid Clanny (1776–1850) 1841–1850 John Reay (active 1838–1900)Dr William Reid Clanny (1776–1850) 1841–1850 Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
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Lord Kelvin William Thomson (1824–1907), at the Age of 22 c.1846 John Graham-Gilbert (1794–1866)Lord Kelvin William Thomson (1824–1907), at the Age of 22 c.1846 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
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George Stephenson (1781–1848) 1846 William Daniels (1813–1880)George Stephenson (1781–1848) 1846 Victoria and Albert Museum
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859) 1848 John Callcott Horsley (1817–1903)Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859) 1848 National Railway Museum
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Robert Stephenson (1803–1859), Mechanical and Civil Engineer 1850s unknown artistRobert Stephenson (1803–1859), Mechanical and Civil Engineer 1850s National Railway Museum
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The Opening Ceremony of the Great Exhibition, London 1851 James Digman Wingfield (1800–1872)The Opening Ceremony of the Great Exhibition, London 1851 Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
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James Watt (1736–1819), Engineer, Greenock 1854 R. HarveyJames Watt (1736–1819), Engineer, Greenock 1854 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
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Portrait of an Unknown Man Seated at a Desk Mixing Chemicals, in Seventeenth-Century Costume c.1860 British (English) SchoolPortrait of an Unknown Man Seated at a Desk Mixing Chemicals, in Seventeenth-Century Costume c.1860 York Castle Museum
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Francis Trevithick (1812–1877), London and North Western Railway, Holding a Drawing of the Locomotive 'Cornwall' 1855 Samuel Sidley (1829–1896)Francis Trevithick (1812–1877), London and North Western Railway, Holding a Drawing of the Locomotive 'Cornwall' 1855 National Railway Museum
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The Alchemist 1855 William Fettes Douglas (1822–1891)The Alchemist 1855 Victoria and Albert Museum
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John Ellis (1789–1862), MP, Chairman, Leicester and Swannington Railway and Midland Railway 1858 John Lucas (1807–1874)John Ellis (1789–1862), MP, Chairman, Leicester and Swannington Railway and Midland Railway 1858 National Railway Museum
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Richard Trevithick (1771–1833), in His 45th Year 1858 John Linnell (1792–1882) (after)Richard Trevithick (1771–1833), in His 45th Year 1858 National Trust, Cornish Mines and Engines, Trevithick Cottage
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Charles Foster Barham, Mayor (1859) 1860 Henry Treffry Dunn (1838–1899)Charles Foster Barham, Mayor (1859) 1860 Truro City Council Municipal Buildings
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John Robertson (1782–1863) c.1866 British (Scottish) SchoolJohn Robertson (1782–1863) c.1866 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
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The Scientist after 1866 Richard Linderum (1851–1926)The Scientist after 1866 Sheffield Museums
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Sir William Henry Perkin (1838–1907), LLD, DS, FRS c.1876 Edward Railton Catterns (c.1839–1909)Sir William Henry Perkin (1838–1907), LLD, DS, FRS c.1876 University of Strathclyde
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Midland Railway 4–4–0 Goods Engine No. 1066 1874 Michael Bishop (1825–1889)Midland Railway 4–4–0 Goods Engine No. 1066 1874 National Railway Museum
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Daniel Hanbury (1825–1875), a Prominent Early Member of the Pharmaceutical Society 1876 Arthur Stocks (1846–1889)Daniel Hanbury (1825–1875), a Prominent Early Member of the Pharmaceutical Society 1876 Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
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J. Ramsbottom, London and North Western Railway 1879 William Percy (1820–1903)J. Ramsbottom, London and North Western Railway 1879 National Railway Museum