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Wellcome Collection

2,984 works

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark buttoned doublet and ruff collar, with a name inscription below.

Jan van Gorp. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682, after P. Galle

Line engraving of an elderly scholar in a cap and robe with an armillary sphere, books and dividers on a desk.

Christopher Clavius. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682

Edme de Boulonois

Albertus Pighius. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682

Edme de Boulonois

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in an oval frame, labeled Andreas Vesalius.

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682

Edme de Boulonois

Line engraving portrait of Claude Perrault in an oval frame, with long curled wig and lace cravat, above a French inscription

Claude Perrault. Line engraving by E. Desrochers

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Engraved bust portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a caption naming Baron Corvisart, 1809.

Jean-Nicolas, Baron Corvisart. Line engraving by M. Blot, 1809, after F. P. S. Gérard

François Gérard

Line engraving portrait of a young man with curly hair, high collar and double-breasted coat, labelled V. Jacquemont.

Victor Jacquemont. Line engraving by Ch. Bouvier after Mme. Mérimée

Anna M. Mérimée

Jean Nicolas Moreau. Line engraving by J.P. Dupin, fils after C.N. Cochin, fils

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruffled collar, with a French inscription on the pedestal below.

Guillaume Vavasseur. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1765, after A. Humblot

Antoine Humblot

Line engraving oval portrait of Jean-Louis Petit, a man in a powdered wig and embroidered waistcoat, with French inscription

Jean-Louis Petit. Line engraving by J. Balechou, 1742, after L. Vigée

Antoine Petit. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.-L. Desrais

Claude Louis Desrais

Line engraving of a bewigged man in an oval frame with ornamental foliage, a bird cartouche and Latin inscription below.

Joâo Curvo Semmedo. Line engraving by M. Dossier, 1716

Oval engraved portrait of a man with long curled hair and cloak, with quill and inkwell, inscribed François Villette.

François Villette. Line engraving by E. Desrochers

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Hand-coloured print of a man in a red coat and curled wig beside a tomb with a skull and crossed bones.

John Misaubin. Coloured soft-ground etching by A. Pond, 1739, after A. Watteau

Jean-Antoine Watteau

Raphaël Bienvenu Sabatier. Line engraving by J. N. Frémy after A. D. Chaudet

Antoine-Denis Chaudet

Engraved oval portrait of a man in 18th-century dress with powdered wig, framed with a coat of arms and name inscription.

Germain Pichault de Lamartinière. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.-L. Desrais

Claude Louis Desrais

Line engraving oval portrait of Jean Hamon, a man in a dark cap and white collar, with French inscription around the frame.

Jean Hamon. Line engraving by E. Desrochers

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Line engraving portrait of Michel Philippe Bouvart in a wig and dark coat, framed by an oval medallion with laurel.

Michel Philippe Bouvart. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.-L. Desrais

Claude Louis Desrais

Engraved portrait of a bald, bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe against a cloudy landscape, labeled Hieronimus Mercurialis.

Hieronymus Mercurialis. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682

Nicolas de Larmessin

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat and brimmed hat, with a Latin caption below.

Pieter van Foreest. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682

Nicolas de Larmessin

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe at a desk with a book, quill and inkwell, labeled Petrvs Andreas Matthi

Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682, after C. Papi dell'Altissimo

Cristofano dell' Altissimo

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an ornate decorative frame.

Charles de l'Ecluse [Clusius]. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682, after J. de Gheyn, 1601

Nicolas de Larmessin

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a cloak with a round clasp, labeled Arnaldus Villanovanus.

Arnoldus of Villanova. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin

Nicolas de Larmessin

Line engraving of a bearded man at a desk with scroll, dividers, armillary sphere and a hand in a medallion.

Jan (Jean) Taisnier. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682

Nicolas de Larmessin

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with a ruff collar in an oval frame, labeled Ioannes Sambucus.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682

Nicolas de Larmessin

Line engraving portrait of a bald, bearded man in a ruff collar and cloak, inside an oval frame, labelled Io. Baptista Porta.

Giovanni Battista della Porta. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682

Nicolas de Larmessin

Jean Stadius. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin

Nicolas de Larmessin

Line engraving portrait of Gerard Mercator in an oval frame, wearing a wide hat and ruff collar, signed by Nicolas de Larmess

Gerard Mercator [Cremer]. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682

Nicolas de Larmessin

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar with his hand on a globe, a coat of arms above, caption Franciscus Drake.

Sir Francis Drake. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682

Nicolas de Larmessin

Sepia mezzotint portrait of a young woman in braided military jacket, hand resting on a cannon under a cloudy sky.

Manuela Sancho, a heroine in the defence of Saragossa in 1809, aged 24. Mezzotint by H. Meyer, 1811, after L. Hoppner

Lascelles H. Hoppner