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Line engraving of an elderly man with wavy hair and lace collar in an oval frame, by Francesco Bartolozzi.

John Evelyn. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1776, after himself

Francesco Bartolozzi

Line engraving portrait of a mustached man in a dark jacket and bow tie, inside an oval frame with printed caption.

Sabino Olegário Ludgero Pinho. Line engraving by J. Eissenhardt

Johannes Kaspar Eissenhardt

Line engraving of a bust portrait of a man in a wig and lace jabot, on an inscribed pedestal with a quill pen.

Johann Georg Zimmermann. Line engraving by J.R. Holzhalb, 1768

Johann Rudolf Holzhalb

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with a Latin inscription naming Johannes Sambucus below.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by P. Galle, 1572

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat in an oval vignette, captioned Edward Daniel Clarke.

Edward Daniel Clarke. Line engraving by Mrs D. Turner, 1824, after J. Opie, 1807

Oval engraved portrait of bearded Johann Vesling in a dark gown and white collar, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Johann Vesling. Line engraving by J. Georgi, 1647

Giovanni Georgi

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man in a white wig and clerical bands, with stacked books and the name Samuel Dale below

Samuel Dale. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1737

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a large lace ruff collar, with a Latin inscription above and verse below.

Petrus de Spina. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1652

Line engraving portrait of a bearded older man in an oval frame, fur collar, labeled Robertus Dodoneus on a pedestal.

Rembert Dodoens. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles after J. Buys

Line engraving portrait of Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis in an oval frame with a fur collar and French inscription.

Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis. Line engraving after R. Tournières, 1737

Robert Tournières

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig holding a riding crop, with a French inscription on the pedestal below.

Gaspard de Saunier. Line engraving by D. Coster, 1734, after himself

Line engraving of a seated man in a tricorn hat and powdered wig with wide eyes, hands clasped, beside a wooden chair.

Messenger Monsey. Line engraving by Rivers after T. Forster

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, inside an oval frame with Latin inscriptions.

Adolph Occo I. Line engraving by D. Custos

Dominicus Custos

Line engraving portrait of Caspar Barlaeus, a man in a dark robe and white collar, with a bust and Latin inscription.

Caspar van Baerle [Barlæus]. Line engraving by T. Matham after J. Sandrart

Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

Line engraving of a young man with shoulder-length hair in an oval frame, with a compass and ruler below.

William Hunt. Line engraving by R. White, 1673, after himself

Line engraving of John Radcliffe in an oval frame, wearing a full periwig, with bookshelves and a coat of arms behind him.

John Radcliffe. Line engraving by M. Burghers after Sir G. Kneller, 1710

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving portrait of a man with moustache holding a quill pen, inside an oval Latin inscription frame, dated 1669.

Francisco da Villa Corta Henriquez. Line engraving by A. de Smide

Andrés de Smide

Engraved oval portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, framed by a laurel wreath, with a caption below.

Peter Clare. Line engraving by T. Holloway after himself

Thomas Holloway

Line engraving of bearded Galileo Galilei in fur-trimmed coat sketching a sun and planet diagram on a wall.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by Boutrois & Jouannin after J. A. Laurent, 1822

Jean-Antoine Laurent

Giovanni Rasori. Line engraving by M. Bisi after himself, 1808

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and coat, with a Latin name inscription and coat of arms below.

Georg Daniel Coschwitz. Line engraving by J.F. Rosbach

Johann Friedrich Rosbach

Oval line engraving of a man with long curled wig and lace collar, with Latin inscription naming Iacobus Pancratius Bruno bel

Jacob Pancraz Bruno. Line engraving by H. J. Schollenberger

Johann Jakob Schollenberger

Line engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark frock coat, white cravat and waistcoat, one hand in his coat.

Albert Jan Verbeek. Line engraving by D. J. Sluyter, 1836, after J. A. Kruseman, 1831

Jan Adam Kruseman

François Jacquier. Line engraving by C. Tinti

Empedocles. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1785, after Raphael

Line engraving of a bewigged clergyman in a dark robe with a cross pendant, labeled Belsunce, in an oval vignette.

Henri François Xavier de Castelmoron Belsunce. Line engraving by F. J. Dequevauviller

François Jacques Dequevauviller

Line engraving portrait of David van Gesscher, an elderly man with powdered hair and a ruffled cravat, in an oval frame.

David van Gesscher. Line engraving by B. de Bakker after R. Jelgerhuis

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe holding a book, with an arched frame and Latin inscription.

Burckhardus Mithobius [Mithoff]. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving of a bewigged man with lace cuffs holding a quill, seated before bookshelves, with a printed name caption belo

Cornelis Bontekoe. Line engraving by A. Halweg after himself

Adrianus Halweg

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and cravat, inscribed Bernard Nieuwentijt M.D., in an oval frame.

Bernard Nieuwentijdt. Line engraving by P. van Gunst after D. Valkenburg

Dirk Valkenburg

Charles Hatchett. Soft-ground etching by F. C. Lewis after T. Phillips

Thomas Phillips

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin text in an oval frame.

Joannes Heurnius. Line engraving by W. Swanenburg, 1607

Willem Isaacsz Swanenburg

Line engraving of a seated man in a wig beside a desk with quill and inkwell, with a bust on a pedestal at right.

John Freind. Line engraving by P. Fourdrinier after M. Dahl, 1725

Francesco Redi. Line engraving by A. Zaballi

Antonio Zaballi

Line engraving of Daniel Defoe in a powdered wig and cravat within an ornate oval frame with a coat of arms.

Daniel Defoe. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1706, after himself

Michael Vandergucht

Line engraving of Sanctorius seated in a suspended balance chair beside a table of food, captioned Sanctorius in his Balance.

Sanctorius Sanctorius. Line engraving by J. Beugo

Line engraving portrait of Sir William Knighton, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and patterned cravat.

Sir William Knighton. Line engraving by W. Greatbach, 1838, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Engraved portrait of a man with curled powdered wig in an oval frame, with an inscribed stone pedestal and verse below.

Quirin van Blankenburg. Line engraving by E.L. Creite after J.J. Nachenius, 1745

Jan Jacob Nachenius

Oval engraved portrait of Sir Christopher Wren in a curled wig, with an inset portrait of Hugh Howard below.

Sir Christopher Wren. Line engraving by A. Bannerman after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving portrait of a man with long hair in a dark cloak and white collar, holding a sprig of flowers.

Moritz Hoffmann. Line engraving by P. Kilian after D. Preissler, 1664

Daniel Preissler

Antonio Maria Valsalva. Line engraving by R. Ceracchi

Romuald Ceracchi

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled wig and lace cravat, holding a book, within a lettered frame.

Nicolas Léméry. Line engraving by C. Vermeulen after L. E. Ferdinand

Oval engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark doublet, with an inscription below.

Albertus Kyper. Line engraving by J. Suyderhoeff after D. Bailly

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and clerical collar, with Latin inscription and a coat of arms below.

Rudolf Jacob Camerarius. Line engraving by J. C. Dehne

Johann Christoph Dehne

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain of office, with a candle and open book beside him.

Johann Kueffer. Line engraving by J. van der Heyden, 1631

Jacob van der Heyden

Line engraving of a statue of a robed man holding a scroll, on a pedestal inscribed Thomas Guy Founder.

Thomas Guy. Line engraving after P. Scheemaeckers, 1731

Peeter Scheemaeckers

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe with a skull, book and quill on a table, in an arched frame.

Georg Laube. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Philemon Holland, an older bearded man in a ruff collar seated at a desk with a book and quill.

Philemon Holland. Line engraving by W. Richardson, 1798

William Richardson

Line engraving portrait of bearded Johannes Sambucus in a ruff collar, with book and Latin inscription in an ornate frame.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Alessandro Volta in embroidered coat and lace cravat, with a medal, within an oval vignette.

Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta. Line engraving by G. Bonatti after G. Garavaglia

Giovita Garavaglia

Line engraving portrait of a seated man holding an anatomy book, with surgical instruments, flowers and books on a table.

Giovanni Battista Paletta. Line engraving by J. Bernardi after V. Raggio

Vincenzo Raggio

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap and fur-collared robe, inside an oval frame above a pedestal labelled Franc

François Rabelais. Line engraving by A. Smith after D. Sarrabat

Daniel Sarrabat

Line engraving portrait of Antonius van Leeuwenhoek with curled hair and white cravat inside an ornate scrolled frame.

Antonius van Leeuwenhoek. Line engraving by A. de Blois after J. Verkolje

Line engraving of Captain James Cook in tricorn hat holding a musket, standing before palm trees and a rocky landscape.

James Cook. Line engraving by A. Birrell after H. Dodd, 1785

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and embroidered coat, inside an oval frame with a caption below.

Daniel Bernoulli. Line engraving attributed to J.M. Bernigeroth

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of Charles Leigh M.D. in a curled periwig, white collar and dark gown, shown to the shoulders.

Charles Leigh. Line engraving by P. Rothwell, 1812, after W. Faithorne, 1685

William Faithorne

Line engraving of a bewildered man in academic dress and wig inside an oval frame, with an armillary sphere below.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Line engraving, 1754, after J. Vanderbank, 1719

John Vanderbank

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, lace collar and bow tie, holding a quill pen.

Robert Chamberlain. Line engraving by W. Binneman, 1679

Walter Binneman

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in academic robes and white collar, with a book and biretta beside him.

Johann Wilhelm Baier. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1728

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Oval line engraving portrait of Benjamin Waterhouse, a man with curly light hair, dark coat and white cravat.

Benjamin Waterhouse. Line engraving by R. Reeve, 1801

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and frilled cravat, labelled Dr Charles Hutton beneath.

Charles Hutton. Line engraving by W. Read

Thomas Jefferson. Line engraving by A. Oleszczynsky, 1829, after T. Kosciuszko

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in dark robes and white collar, with a floral garland and book motif.

Florentinus Thaddaeus [Taddeo Alderotti]. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after A. Fedi after G. Traballesi

Giulio Traballesi

Line engraving of a long-haired man in a cap and white collar, hands on books, with a glass bottle and verse below.

Morton. Line engraving by T. Cross after Rogerson

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Hendrik Smet (Henricius Smetius). Line engraving by J. à Montalegre after J. Granthomme

Jacques Granthomme

Line engraving portrait of an older man in a curled wig and dark robe, in an oval frame with a coat of arms below.

Francis Glisson. Line engraving by W. Dolle, 1672, after W. Faithorne

William Faithorne

Line engraving portrait of a balding man in dark clerical dress pointing upward, with a sunburst and Latin inscription.

Petrus Musumeci. Line engraving by A. Zacco, 1825, after himself

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with Latin caption naming Jacobo Baart de la Faille, 1842.

Jacob Baart de la Faille. Engraving by J. P. Lange, 1842, after J. Kayser

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription above and a verse caption be

Lionel Lockyer. Line engraving by J. Sturt

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed coat within an ornate rococo frame.

Samuel Theodor Quellmaltz. Line engraving by J. C. Sysang after E. G. Haussmann

Elias Gottlob Haussmann

Line engraving of a man in armour with curly hair and lace collar, inscribed Blaise François, Comte de Pagan.

Blaise François, Comte de Pagan. Line engraving by J. Lubin

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-collared robe, with an arched Latin inscription and two cherubs above.

Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Line engraving by T. de Bry after C. Papi dell'Altissimo

Line engraving portrait of bearded Andreas Vesalius in a fur-collared robe, resting a hand on stacked books.

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by L. Paradisi after A. Villa after Titian (?)

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a plant sprig, with a Latin inscription border.

Basilius Besler. Line engraving by J. Leypolt, 1612

Line engraving of Lucas van Steveninck in an oval portrait, with crossed swords in a panel below.

Lucas van Steveninck. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles & C. Bogerts after J. Buys

Oval line engraving of an elderly bald man with moustache and beard, wearing a lace ruff and fur-trimmed robe.

Otto Heurnius. Line engraving by C. van der Passe the younger, 1642, after N. van Negre

Nicolaes van Negre

Charles Armstrong. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance

George Dance the Younger

Woodcut portrait of Paracelsus, a balding man in a high collar, hand raised, in an ornamental border with German verse below.

Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim [Paracelsus]. Line engraving by T. Stimmer, 1587

Oval line engraving of Cotton Mather, a man in a curled powdered wig, dark coat and white clerical bands.

Cotton Mather. Line engraving by W. J. Alais after P. Pelham, 1727

Line engraving of a man with long hair in an oval frame with flower garlands, ribbon swag and a pedestal inscription.

Samuel Gilbert. Line engraving by R. White, 1682 [?]

Nathaniel Cotton. Line engraving by W. H. Worthington, 1820, after J. Thurston

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola [Johannes Picus Mirandulanus]. Line engraving by Delalpi

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and fur-trimmed cloak, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by A. Masson, 1681

Line engraving portrait of Johannes Magenbuch, a man in a broad hat and fur collar, in an oval frame.

Johannes Magenbuch. Line engraving by H. I. Schollenberger after [L. C.]

Johann Jakob Schollenberger

Line engraving portrait of Niccolò Gualtieri, a man with long curled hair and dark cloak, with printed inscription below.

Niccolò Gualteri. Line engraving by C. Faucci after G. Traballesi

Giulio Traballesi

Oval line engraving of Samuel Clarke D.D., a clergyman in a periwig and dark gown with a white band collar.

Samuel Clarke. Line engraving by J. Goldar after T. Gibson

Line engraving of a marble bust of a bearded man with curly hair, inscribed with Greek text on the chest and pedestal.

Marcus Modus Asiaticus. Line engraving by G. van der Gucht, 1723, after W. Stukeley

William Stukeley

Line engraving oval portrait of an older man with swept-back hair, dark coat and cravat, inscribed Cav. Abate Angelo Cesaris.

Giovanni Angelo Cesaris. Line engraving by P. Caronni after N. Mellini

Napoleone Mellini

Oval line engraving of a man with long hair and a white collar, with an inscription naming Gulielmi Leybourn, 1674.

William Leybourn. Line engraving by R. White, 1674

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a skullcap, labelled Victor Trincavellus Medicus, with Latin verse below.

Victor Trincavellius. Line engraving by C. Ammon

Line engraving of a bearded bald man in a draped toga, shown as a bust with a wry expression, labeled Democritus.

Democritus. Line engraving by L. Vorsterman after P. P. Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and coat, resting his hand on books, with an inscription panel below.

Ferdinand Joseph, Edler von Leber. Line engraving by J.E. Mansfeld after T. Kelbling

Line engraving portrait of a man with curled hair in an oval, framed by a laurel wreath, coat of arms and Latin inscription.

Michael Henricus Horn. Line engraving by C. Romstet

Christian Romstet

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a fur-trimmed coat writing at a desk with a quill, inkwell, and Latin inscription.

Pietro Paola Tanaron. Line engraving by J. Lapi, 1768, after A. Piattoli

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, inside an oval frame with floral and book motifs.

Tobias George Smollett. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1805

William Bromley

Line engraving portrait of Antonius Rüdiger in an oval frame with laurel wreath, with laboratory vessels behind him.

Antonius Rüdiger [Ridiger]. Line engraving by C.G. Geyser

Christian Gottlieb Geyser