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Johann Crato von Craftheim. Line engraving by T. de Bry, 1650

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark buttoned coat and high collar, with inscription below.

Antonio Veneziano. Line engraving by M. A. Corsi after J. D. Campiglia

Line engraving portrait of a man in dark robe and white collar, with plaque naming Jan Antonides van der Linden, professor of

Jan Antonides van der Linden. Line engraving, 1720, after A. van den Tempel

Abraham Lambertsz. van den Tempel

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly man in a dark robe and white collar, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Henricus Magnus Heigel. Line engraving by G. C. Eimmart, 1678, after J. P. Auer

Johann Paul Auer

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an oval Latin-inscribed frame.

Ole Worm. Line engraving by G. Wingendorp, 1655, after C. van Mander III

Carel van Mander

Oval engraved portrait of John Evelyn with long curled hair and lace collar, with handwritten signatures below.

John Evelyn. Line engraving by J. Swaine

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark robe, with an inscription naming Johann Zacharias Platner.

Johann Zacharias Platner. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth, 1728

Martin Bernigeroth

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford. Line engraving by T. Müller

Théodore Müller

Line engraving of a man with curled hair and cravat in an oval frame, with a cartouche inscribed Andreas Petermann.

Andreas Petermann. Line engraving by J.C. Oberdorffer

Johann Christoph Oberdörffer

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a rod and a globe, with a Latin motto above.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by R. Vaughan

Oval line engraving of Sir Hans Sloane in a curled periwig and white cravat, with caption below.

Sir Hans Sloane. Line engraving after T. Murray, 1725

Graphite portrait drawing of a man in three-quarter view wearing a cravat and frock coat, with the name Pietro Betti signed b

Pietro Betti. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Line engraving portrait of a seated man with books, a quill and drapery, inside an ornate rococo frame.

Anton Heins. Line engraving by C.F. Fritsch, 1764

Christian Friedrich Fritzsch

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and dark coat, one hand raised, with a rococo name cartouche below.

Abraham Titsingh. Line engraving by J. Houbraken after J. M. Quinkhard, 1742

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a wide hat holding a quill, with a Latin inscription above and below.

Johannes Dryander [Eichmann]. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and waistcoat, hand resting on an open book, labeled Haller.

Baron Albrecht von Haller. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars

William Home Lizars

Line engraving of a man with long wavy hair and fur-trimmed robe in an oval frame, with an inscription on the plinth.

Jacobus Joannes Wenceslaus Dobrzenski [Dobrensky] de Nigro Ponte. Line engraving by J. Balzer after J. Kleinhard, 1772

Johann Kleinhard

Line engraving portrait of Samuel Clarke in periwig and clerical gown, inside an ornate oval rococo frame with books.

Samuel Clarke. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1756, after T. Gibson

Oval line engraving portrait of John Locke, an elderly man in a loose robe, with a cartouche, books and laurel.

John Locke. Line engraving, 1749, after Sir G. Kneller, 1697

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man in a ruff collar, inside an oval frame with Latin inscriptions.

Guglielmus Fabricius of Hilden. Line engraving

Line engraving of a bearded classical bust labelled Epicuro, with curly hair and a hatched shaded background.

Epicurus. Line engraving by P. Bettelini after A. Tofanelli

Agostino Tofanelli

Miles Partington. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1800

George Dance the Younger

Johan Gotschalk Waller. Line engraving by J. Gillberg, 1772, after himself

Oval line engraving portrait of John Gregory, M.D., F.R.S., wearing a powdered wig and embroidered coat.

John Gregory. Line engraving by Cook, 1787, after G. Chalmers

George Chalmers

Oval line engraving of a wigged man beside a globe, with the inscription Carolus Leadbetter, Teacher of the Mathematicks.

Charles Leadbetter. Line engraving by H. Roberts, 1734

Richard Brocklesby. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1795

George Dance the Younger

Engraved oval portrait of Comte de Buffon in period dress, with a landscape vignette of mountains, animals and ships below.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1821, after Meyron

Line engraving of a man in fur Lapland dress holding a plant sprig, standing by stacked books, with a drum at his side.

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1843, after M. Hoffmans

William Home Lizars

Line engraving portrait of a long-haired man in a dark gown and white collar, with a coat of arms and Latin caption.

Moritz Hoffmann. Line engraving after D. Preissler

Daniel Preissler

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe and white collar holding a small book.

William Oughtred. Line engraving by [F. S.] after W. Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and dark doublet, with a Latin inscription below.

Joannes Marcus Marci. Line engraving by G. de Groos

Gerard de Groos

Engraved portrait of a bearded scholar in a cap, hands on a book, within an arched frame with Latin inscription.

Conrad Gesner. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Oval line engraving portrait of Joseph Jérome de Lalande, a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, 1789.

Joseph Jérome de Lalande. Line engraving by R. Stanier, 1789, after A. Pujos, 1773

Georg Gottlob Richter. Line engraving by G. D. Heumann after himself

Georg Daniel Heumann

Oval line engraving portrait of Richard Pulteney wearing a turban and buttoned coat, with a cravat, on a dark background.

Richard Pulteney. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1814, after T. Beach, 1788

John Heaviside. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance

George Dance the Younger

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair and lace collar, in an ornate frame above a globe and scrolls.

Sir Kenelm Digby. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1748, after A. van Dyck, 1633

Anthony van Dyck

Line engraving portrait of Tommaso Volpi, an older man with a cravat and dark coat, in an oval frame.

Tommaso Volpi. Line engraving by A. Gravagni after C. Ferreri

Line engraving portrait of Galileo Galilei, a bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar holding an object.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by J. Calendi after Santi di Tito

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap holding a book, with an inscribed arch and floral border above.

Guglielmus Gratarolus. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Edmund Halley in an oval frame, wearing a curled periwig and dark cloak.

Edmund Halley. Line engraving after R. Phillips

Richard Phillips

Line engraving portrait of a long-haired man holding an open book, with a globe, coat of arms, and verse below.

Richard Sanders [Saunders]. Line engraving by T. Cross, 1653, after himself

Oval engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair and white collar, with Latin inscription on a pedestal below.

Martin Birrius. Line engraving by C. Hagen after himself

Christiaen Hagen

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and academic robe, in an oval frame above a pedestal with an inscription.

Johann Jacob Jantke. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1728

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace collar, with Latin inscription below and scrollwork frame.

Georg Wolfgang Wedel. Line engraving by G.A. Wolfgang after C. Schaeffer

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a curled periwig and buttoned coat, with an inscribed caption below.

Georg Erhard Hamberger. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth

Martin Friedrich Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of a man with a long curled periwig, lace cravat and medallion chain, in an oval frame.

Georg Christoph Petri von Hartenfels. Line engraving by P. Kilian after J. Beischlag

Johann Christoph Beischlag

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a broad collar, labelled Gabriel Naudé.

Gabriel Naudé. Line engraving by C. Mellan

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and white collar, with an inscription panel below.

Theodor Henisch. Line engraving by J.G. Bartsch, 1677

Johann Gottfried Bartsch

Line engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a cloak beside a draped curtain, with a flower cartouche and inscription bel

Johann Jacob Scheuchzer. Line engraving by J. B. Brühl

Johann Benjamin Brühl

Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving by A. de St Aubin after J. A. Houdon

Jean-Antoine Houdon

John Berkenhout. Line engraving by T. Holloway after himself

Thomas Holloway

Line engraving of a bearded marble bust labeled Epicurus on a pedestal, with a palm scale bar below.

Epicurus. Line engraving by F. Cepparoli after N. Vanni

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark jacket, inside an oval frame, captioned Galileo Galilei.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by N. Schiavoni after G. Bossi after D. Tintoretto

Domenico Tintoretto

Engraved funerary monument with a central portrait of a man in dark robes, an eagle with a cherub above, and allegorical embl

Johann Heinrich Guenther. Line engraving by G.P. Busch

Georg Paul Busch

Line engraving of an elderly man in a cap and collar, framed by a laurel wreath and a Latin inscription below.

Lionardo di Capoa. Line engraving by D. Franceschini after P. L. Ghezzi

Pier Leone Ghezzi

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig, lace cuffs and embroidered waistcoat, with a caption naming Daniel Wilhel

Daniel Wilhelm Triller. Line engraving by C. Fritzsch, 1759, after F. Lippold

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a curled periwig and embroidered coat, after Michael Dahl, 1737.

Thomas Pellet. Line engraving after M. Dahl, 1737

Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, Prince de Canino. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff, with handwritten notes and a signature below, in an ornate border.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving after P. van Somer

Paul van Somer I

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curled wig and white collar bands, with a Latin inscription below.

Lucas von Schröck. Line engraving after G. Kilian

Georg Christoph Kilian

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an oval frame with Latin inscriptions.

Paul Jenisch. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1650

Oval engraved portrait of David van Hoogstraten, a man in a curled periwig and white collar, inside a lettered frame.

David Hoogstraten. Line engraving by P. van Gunst after A. Boonen

Oval line engraving of a man in a dark coat and white cravat wearing a cross medal, with a caption below.

Karl Borromaeus, Graf von Harrach. Line engraving by C. Rahl after K. J. A. Agricola, 1821

Karl Joseph Aloys Agricola

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in wire-rimmed spectacles and dark jacket, with handwritten German inscription below

Karl Ernst Bock. Line engraving by L. Sichling

Lazarus Gottlieb Sichling

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark patterned cloak, with a coat of arms at upper left.

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by C. Onghena, 1841

Line engraving portrait of Captain James Cook seated beside a chart and sextant, in eighteenth-century naval dress.

James Cook. Line engraving by J. Horsburgh after Sir N. Dance-Holland, 1776

Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Line engraving of Johann Matthias Gesner in a wig and dark coat, within an oval frame on a stone pedestal.

Johann Mathias Gesner. Line engraving by J. M. Bernigeroth, 1747, after F. Reibenstein, 1747

Line engraving of Theophilus Lobb seated with a quill and open book in front of bookshelves, wearing a powdered wig.

Theophilus Lobb. Line engraving by J. Hulett, 1767, after N. Brown

Nathaniel Brown

Line engraving of Tycho Brahe in fur-trimmed cloak and feathered cap beside an astronomical instrument on a pedestal.

Tycho Brahe. Line engraving by P. Kilian

Gerhard van Swieten. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles, 1773

Reinier Vinkeles

Line engraving portrait of a man with long hair and moustache in an oval frame, with Latin text below.

Franz Ignaz Thiermair. Line engraving by J. Georgi, 1651

Giovanni Georgi

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white collar, with a Latin inscription and verse below.

John Goad. Line engraving by R. White

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and a white collar, inscribed Everardus Maynwaring, 1668.

Everard Maynwaring. Line engraving by R. White

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and lace cravat, labelled Vera Effigies Georgii Parker.

George Parker. Line engraving by W. Elder, 1694

Line engraving of a bearded man's classical marble bust with curly hair and draped garment on a pedestal.

Robert Macnish. Line engraving by T. Dobbie after J. Ritchie

Line engraving portrait of a curly-haired man with mustache and goatee, wearing a lace collar and dark doublet.

Jacopo Cantelli. Line engraving by Caterina Piotti-Pirola

Caterina Piotti-Pirola

Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, with Latin inscription around the border.

Marco Aurelio Severino. Line engraving by C. Ammon [?], 1650

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in an oval frame, with an inscribed pedestal and two coats of arms below.

Daniel Nebel. Line engraving by G. Lichtensteger after J. P. Hoffmeister

Johann Phillipp Hoffmeister

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and white cravat beside a table with an instrument, stormy sky behind.

Sir Humphry Davy. Line engraving by R. Newton, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence, 1810/11

Thomas Lawrence

Oval line engraving of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, captioned Thomas Pellet M.D., President of the College of Ph

Thomas Pellet. Line engraving by C. Hall after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Line engraving of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription on a pedestal below

John Taylor. Line engraving by P. Endlich, 1735, after himself

Philippus Endlich

Line engraving portrait of a man with a curly wig and lace cravat in an oval frame with Latin inscription.

Georg Abraham Mercklin. Line engraving by E. Nunzer after J. M. Krieger

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff, framed by alchemical flasks, books, an armillary sphere and a globe.

Tommaso Tommasi [Thomasi]. Line engraving by D. Custos

Dominicus Custos

Line engraving of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, shown in an oval frame on a stone pedestal.

Edmund Halley. Line engraving by G. Vertue after R. Phillips

Richard Phillips

Line engraving portrait of a man with curled wig and cravat in an oval frame, with an inscription below naming Salomon Cellar

Salomon Cellarius. Line engraving by J.C. Böcklin

Johann Christoph Boecklin

Line engraving portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed robe with his hand on a skull, inside an oval laurel wreath.

Karl Christopher Eisen. Line engraving by J. Sandrart after himself

Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

Line engraving of a marble-style bust of Edward Jenner on a pedestal, with draped shoulders and curly hair.

Edward Jenner. Line engraving by J. Dadley, 1830, after C. Manning, 1805

Charles Manning

Line engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with Italian dedication text to Carlo Pigli below.

Carlo Pigli. Line engraving by G. Rossi after P. Bardotti

Palmiro Bardotti

Line engraving portrait of John Barclay, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with his signature below.

John Barclay. Line engraving by Lizars after J. Syme

Line engraving portrait of a seated man in a dark coat with a quill pen and flowers on a desk, with caption below.

William Roxburgh. Line engraving by C. Warren, 1815

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with an inscription below naming Johann Justus von B

Johann Justus von Berger. Line engraving by J. F. Clemens, 1781, after J. Juel

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with heraldic crest and name cartouche below.

Pierre Clément Grignon. Line engraving by S. C. Miger, 1776, after A. Pujos

Line engraving portrait of Giovanni Rossi, a man with curly hair in dark formal dress, with a medal, above an ornate inscript

Giovanni Rossi. Line engraving by G. Nardini after L. Sivalli

Line engraving portrait of a man with curled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with cursive name inscription below.

Andreas Emmering. Line engraving by J. Boehm

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with coats of arms and Latin inscription.

Eberhard Gockel. Line engraving by G. A. Wolffgang

Georg Andreas Wolfgang