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Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled periwig and white collar, with Latin inscription naming Bernardinus Ramazzinus.

Bernardino Ramazzini. Line engraving by J. G. Seiller, 1716

Johann Georg Seiller

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by G. Cooke, 1807, after J. Roettiers, 1739

Joseph Roettiers

Engraved bust portrait of a man with wavy hair and a white collar, with a Dutch verse caption below.

Caspar van Baerle [Barlæus]. Line engraving by P. Sluyter

Jean Nicolas Moreau. Line engraving by P.E. Moitte, 1763, after C.N. Cochin, fils

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Line engraving of bearded Sir Kenelm Digby in a draped cloak, hand on chest, beside an armillary sphere.

Sir Kenelm Digby. Line engraving by B. Reading after A. van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Line engraving of a man in a full curled periwig and lace cravat, inside an oval scrolled frame with a caption below.

William Cockburn. Line engraving by R. White after himself

Johannes Gessner. Line engraving by H. Pfenninger

Heinrich Pfenninger

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a soft cap and robe, labelled Michael Nostradamus, with Latin caption belo

Michael Nostradamus. Line engraving by G. W. Knorr

Georg Wolfgang Knorr

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair and lace collar, inside an oval laurel wreath with Latin inscription.

Nicolas Hoboken. Line engraving by C. Hagens

Christiaan Hagen

Pencil portrait of a man with arms folded, wearing a high collar and cravat, signed Carlo Ernesto Liverati, 1841.

Cosimo, Marchese di Ridolfi. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark robe, in an oval frame above a pedestal with skulls.

Johann Christoph Troppaniger. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth, 1729

Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving of seated Captain Thomas Coram with a globe, charts and ships in the background, after Hogarth.

Thomas Coram. Line engraving by B. Holl after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with lace collar inside an ornate octagonal frame with Latin inscriptions.

Johann Georg Fabricius. Line engraving by J. Pfann after himself

Line engraving of a monument to Isaac Newton with a reclining figure, cherubs, and a globe inscribed with his name.

Sir Isaac Newton: monument. Line engraving by P. Fourdrinier after W. Kent and M. Rysbrack

John Michael Rysbrack

Engraved portrait of a man in a curled periwig and dark robe, seated within a stone frame with an inscription below.

Mathieu François Geoffroy. Line engraving by F. Chéreau, 1718, after N. de Largillière

Nicolas de Largillière

Line engraving of an older man in an embroidered coat and lace jabot, with a book, quill and laurel below.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by E. Giroux, 1855

Oval line engraving of a bearded man in a dark gown and white collar holding dividers, with Latin inscriptions.

Johannes Faulhaber. Line engraving by C. Ammon, junior, 1650

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and patterned robe, with Latin inscription in an oval frame.

Philipp Hoechstetter. Line engraving by C. Romstet

Christian Romstet

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat, dark coat and medal, inscribed Prof. G. Vrolik.

Gerald Vrolik. Line engraving by W. van Senus after C. H. Hodges

Charles Howard Hodges

Oval line engraving of a bearded man shown as a classical bust, with Latin inscriptions around the frame and below.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by G.A. Lorenzini after G.B. Caccini

Giovanni Battista Caccini

Engraved portrait of Giovanni Battista Morgagni, a bewigged man at a desk with a book and quill, in an oval frame.

Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by C. Orazio, 1762

Line engraving portrait of Philipp Lansbergen, an older bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and ruff collar, within an oval fra

Philipp Lansbergen. Line engraving by W. Delff

Willem Jacobsz. Delff

Line engraving portrait of a bald man in a dark buttoned cassock and white clerical collar, by G. Guzzi.

Francesco Maurolico. Line engraving by G. Guzzi after P. da Caravaggio

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a cap holding dividers and resting his hand on a globe.

Gerard Mercator [Cremer]. Line engraving by H. Goltzius, 1574

Hendrick Goltzius

Oliver Goldsmith. Line engraving by J. G. Walker, 1801, after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Engraved oval portrait of an older man in a curled powdered wig, with drapery, column, and coat of arms below.

Johann Moritz Hoffmann. Line engraving by G. Lichtensteger after J. C. Fillisch, junior

Oval line engraving of a bewigged man in an academic gown with a white collar, framed by an ornate border and inscription.

Elias Schmidt. Line engraving by J. C. Böcklin

Johann Christoph Boecklin

Oval line engraving of a man in a curled periwig and cravat, with Latin inscription around the border.

Jean-Jacques Manget. Line engraving by J. G. Seiller after B. Guillibaud

Barthélémy Guillibaud

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and white collar, captioned Francesco Redi.

Francesco Redi. Line engraving by B. Bordiga after G. Longhi

Giuseppe Longhi

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap and ruff collar, within an oval Latin inscription frame.

Guglielmus Fabricius (Wilhelm Fabry) of Hilden. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1650

Line engraving of a man with a celestial globe and open book, beneath a sun and crescent moon with faces and stars.

John Gadbury. Line engraving by T. Cross, 1658

John Howard. Line engraving by M. Davis, 1787, after himself

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a light head wrap, with plaque reading L'ABBE CHAPPE below.

Jean Chappé d'Auteroche. Line engraving by J. B. Tilliard, 1772, after J. M. Frédou

Jean Martial Frédou

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, labelled John Aikin M.D., 1823.

John Aikin. Line engraving by F. Englehart, 1823

Francis Engleheart

Line engraving portrait of Benjamin Franklin in an oval frame, with his name and signature printed below.

Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by A. Krausse

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark cloak holding a book, with Latin inscription below.

Niccolò Gualteri. Line engraving by P. A. Pazzi after M. M. Gozzi

Maria Maddalena Gozzi

Line engraving portrait of a balding man in a dark coat beside a glass vessel on a metal stand.

Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt. Line engraving by G. A. Lehmann, 1808

Gottfried Arnold Lehmann

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a cravat, inscribed Giuseppe Giorgi, dated 1825.

Giuseppe Giorgi. Line engraving by A. Hercolani di Forlì, 1825, after L. Massa

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, with the script name Ashbel Woodward below.

Ashbel Woodward. Line engraving by E.G Williams & Bro. after Bogardus

Abraham Bogardus

Coloured engraving of a Scottish archer in tartan uniform and feathered bonnet drawing a longbow beside a tree.

Nathaniel Spens. Coloured line engraving by J. Beugo, 1796, after Sir H. Raeburn

Line engraving of a seated man in a fur-trimmed coat with a hand on an open book, before bookshelves.

Johann Theodor Eller. Line engraving by G. F. Schmidt, 1754, after A. Pesne

Giovanni Battista della Porta. Line engraving by P. Becceni after G. Bossi

Line engraving portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat with medals, dedicated to Prince Albert, signed Cuvier.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Line engraving by G. T. Doo, 1840, after H. W. Pickersgill,…

Henry William Pickersgill

Line engraving of a long-haired man in a fur-trimmed coat holding a rifle, with a cursive signature below.

Jean Jacques Audubon. Line engraving by C. Wands after J. Syme

Girolamo Savonarola. Line engraving by P. Galle, 1572, after Fra Bartolommeo [?]

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, with a cartouche inscription and coat of arms below.

Isaac Hawkins Browne. Line engraving by S. F. Ravenet after J. Highmore

Joseph Highmore

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, gesturing, with an inscribed cartouche below.

Johannes de Gorter. Line engraving by F. Zucchi

Francesco Zucchi

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and cravat, within an oval frame with a coat of arms below.

John Marten. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1711, after F. Scheffer

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe holding a walking stick, with a harbor scene behind him.

Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne. Line engraving, 1731, after F. Diodati

François Diodati

Henri Emmanuel Meurisse. Line engraving by C. Simonneau, 1693, after J. Vivien

Oval line engraving portrait of Thomas Burnet in a scrolled frame, with a printed biography and handwritten note beside it.

Thomas Burnet. Line engraving by G. Vertue after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

John Harrison Curtis. Line engraving by A. R. Freebairn, 1839, after E. W. Wyon after P.A. Sarti

Pier Angelo Sarti

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curled wig and white cravat, with Latin inscription and scrolled border.

Bartholomaeus Curtius. Line engraving by G. Bianchi, 1719

Engraved title page with oval bust portrait of Antonio Maria Valsalva, putti, ornate Rococo frame and Latin inscription.

Antonio Maria Valsalva. Line engraving by F. Zucchi

Francesco Zucchi

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe holding a book and a skull, with a coat of arms above.

Nicolaus Taurellus. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1728

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Line engraving of Gijsbert van Ijzendoorn, a man with a mustache and white collar, in an oval frame above a pedestal.

Gijsbert van Isendoorn. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles, 1795, after J. Buys

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, labelled Peter Pindar Esq, in an oval frame.

John Wolcot [Peter Pindar]. Line engraving by J. Corner after J. Opie

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and period coat, seated in a stone niche before bookshelves and drapery.

Johann Zacharias Platner. Line engraving by J. M. Bernigeroth, 1749, after E. G. Haussmann

Elias Gottlob Haussmann

Line engraving portrait of a seated bearded man beside a table with an anatomical figure, inkwell and open book.

Jacob Kornelisz. Line engraving by F. H. van der Hoove after C. de Visscher

Frederick Hendrik van den Hove

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, with dedication text and royal coat of arms be

Francis Willis. Line engraving by J. Fittler, 1789, after R. Bowyer

Line engraving of a bearded man in a beret and ruff collar, with a Latin inscription below the portrait.

Cornelius Gemma. Line engraving by P. Galle, 1572

Oval line engraving of a clergyman in a dark robe and white collar, with caption naming Luca Gaurico.

Lucas Gauricus. Line engraving by G. Morghen

Giuseppe Morghen

Line engraving portrait of a man with curled light hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by Baumann after E. Seeman, 1726

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a dark coat and lace cravat, framed in an oval with a laurel garland above.

Gottfried Wilhelm Mueller. Line engraving by C.G. Geyser after F. L. Hauck

Friedrich Ludwig Hauck

Line engraving of a seated elderly man in a dark coat beside a column, captioned Isaacus Newton Eq. Aur. Aet. 83.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1726, after J. Vanderbank, 1725

John Vanderbank

Oval engraved portrait of a man with long hair and mustache in a fur-collared robe, with an inscribed frame and coat of arms.

Martin Richer de Belleval. Line engraving by G. Rousselet, 1662, after C. le Brun

Charles Le Brun

Line engraving portrait of Robert Pope, M.D., an elderly man with curly hair in a dark coat, facing left.

Robert Pope. Line engraving by F. Engleheart, 1824, after G. Engleheart

George Engleheart

Line engraving portrait of bearded Jacobus Zabarella in fur collar, inside an oval frame with Latin inscriptions.

Jacobus Zabarella. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1652

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man with grey curled hair and ruffled cravat, labelled J. Bentham.

Jeremy Bentham. Line engraving by W.J.J. Des Hauvents

W.J.J Des Hauvents

John Howard. Line engraving by N. Thomas

Napoléon Thomas

Engraving of Blaise Pascal seated at a desk in thought, with books, quill, and a crucifix in a study.

Blaise Pascal, seated at his desk. Line engraving by J. Bein, 1844, after H. Flandrin

Hippolyte Flandrin

James Sims. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell, 1802, after G. Dance, 1796

George Dance the Younger

Engraved portrait of a man in a cap and fur-trimmed robe holding a scroll, with a book and inkwell on a table before him.

Joannes ab Indagine [Gersdorff]. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curled shoulder-length hair and lace collar, captioned Giovanni Mayow in Italian s

John Mayow. Line engraving by A. Gajani, 1815

Line engraving oval portrait of an older man with curly hair, waistcoat and cravat, labelled Goethe, Æt. 79.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Line engraving by E. Radclyffe after J. K. Stieler, 1828

Joseph Karl Stieler

Line engraving of a seated man with a rifle and a dog on a rock, with a landscape behind him and a signature below.

Jean Jacques Audubon. Line engraving after A. Chappel

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair and lace collar, framed by a laurel wreath, with Latin caption.

Johannes Dolaeus. Line engraving by J. U. Kraus after C. Labert

Oval engraved portrait of a man in 18th-century dress with powdered hair and embroidered coat, with French caption below.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by E. Giroux, 1855 after Markl

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed robe with a white bands collar, signed by Simoncelli.

Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by G. Simoncelli

Giacomo Simoncelli

Line engraving of a bewigged man in embroidered coat holding a book, inside an ornate Rococo frame with inscription.

Friedrich Boerner. Line engraving by J.C. Sysang after A. Tischbein

Johann Friedrich August Tischbein

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a cape and ruff beside a skull, open book, and globe, with a coat of arms.

Gregor Horst. Line engraving by J.F. Fleischberger, 1660, after A. Schuch

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and white collar, inscribed Antonius Deusing, within an oval frame with Lati

Antonius Deusing. Line engraving by C. de Passe, junior, 1654, after himself

Crispijn van de Passe the Younger

Sir William Withey Gull. Watercolour by C. Pellegrini [Ape], 1875

Carlo Pellegrini

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe and white collar, with an inscription naming Peiresc, 1656.

Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc. Line engraving by R. Gaywood, 1656, after C. Mellan

Line engraving portrait of a man in an oval frame with draped curtain and a plinth inscribed Dr. Joh. Kaempf.

Johann Kaempf. Line engraving by E. Henne

Eberhard Siegfried Henne

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, writing with a quill, with a Latin verse below.

Adrianus Junius [Adriaen de Jonghe]. Line engraving after P. Galle, 1572

Sir William Jackson Hooker. Line engraving by Harriet Turner after J. S. Cotman

John Sell Cotman

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with long hair, holding flowers and a book, flanked by two cherubs.

Philipp Grueling. Line engraving by S. Grimm after F.E.H.

Line engraving of Jean Pitard, a bearded man in a beret, shown in an oval frame above a stone pedestal with an inscription.

Jean Pitard. Line engraving by S. F. Ravenet, 1749, after A. Humblot

Antoine Humblot

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and cravat, hand on chest, with a flag behind him.

Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen. Line engraving by C. Cook

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with an open book and drapery, with printed caption below

Jan Daniel Schlichting. Line engraving by J. Folkema, 1748, after J. H. Strumpff

Johann Heinrich Strumpff

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed coat and lace jabot, with curled period hair, labelled John Hoze.

Johann Hoze [Hotze]. Line engraving by T. Holloway, 1784

Thomas Holloway

Oval line engraving of a man with long curly hair, white collar and dark buttoned coat, labeled Sir Charles Scarburgh.

Sir Charles Scarburgh. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1710, after J. Demetrius (?)

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a dark gown with closed eyes, hands resting on an armillary sphere.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Line engraving by J. McGahey after J. Vanderbank

John Vanderbank

Line engraving portrait of a man with wavy hair and a cravat, in a striped decorative border with rosettes.

Justus von Liebig. Line engraving by C. Barth after himself

Richard Budd. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1798

George Dance the Younger