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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

Line engraving of a bald, bearded man in a dark robe, turned slightly to the side, against a shaded background.

Benedetto Castelli. Line engraving by Benoid

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

William Cheselden. Line engraving by A. R. Freebairn

Alfred Robert Freebairn

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

Line engraving portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and white collar, with Galenus Abrahams inscription below.

Galenus Abrahamsz. Line engraving by J. C. Philips

Jan Caspar Philips

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe with embroidered cuffs and a white pleated collar.

Louis Christiaan van Goudoever. Line engraving by J.W. Kaiser after J. H. Neuman

Johan Hendrik Neuman

William Stukeley. Line engraving, 1776, after I. Whood, 1727

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curled wig, lace collar and mustache, with inscription below.

Justus Cortnummius. Line engraving by A.G.I. Schübler

A.G.I Schübler

Oval line engraving of an older bearded man in a dark robe and white collar, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Jean Riolan. Line engraving by G. Rousselet after Varie

Engraved oval portrait of a long-haired man in a lace collar holding an object, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription bel

Eberhard Gockel. Line engraving by P. Kilian, 1668, after A. Schuch

Line engraving portrait of William Musgrave in a curled wig and robe, in an oval frame with a coat of arms below.

William Musgrave. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Gandy

Michael Vandergucht

Line engraving of a man with curly hair and a high collar, bust portrait signed by W. H. Worthington.

Andrew Duncan. Line engraving by W. H. Worthington

William Henry Worthington

Line engraving portrait of Sir Kenelm Digby in an oval frame, with curly hair, moustache and lace collar.

Sir Kenelm Digby. Line engraving by A. Bannerman after A. van Dyck, 1633

Anthony van Dyck

Line engraving portrait of a man with curled wig and cravat in an ornate oval acanthus frame, with inscription below.

John Ward. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1707

Michael Vandergucht

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and waistcoat wearing a star order badge, labeled Linné.

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving after A. Roslin, 1775

Alexander Roslin

Line engraving oval portrait of Tycho Brahe, bearded man in ruff collar and layered chains, with French inscription below.

Tycho Brahe. Line engraving after T. Gemperlin, 1586

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

Joseph Browne. Line engraving by W. Sherwin, 1708

William Sherwin

John Byrom. Line engraving by H. Cook after D. Rasbotham

Dorning Rasbotham

Line engraving portrait of a man with curled hair and lace collar in an oval frame with a heraldic shield.

Thomas Pancovius. Line engraving by G.P. Busch

Georg Paul Busch

Line engraving of a man in a ruff collar and fur-trimmed cloak, in an oval frame with laurels and a coat of arms.

Antonio Musa Brasavola. Line engraving by J. Georgi after J. Calvi

Giovanni Georgi

Armand Trousseau on his deathbed. Red chalk drawing by G. Dieulafoy, 1867

Paul Georges Dieulafoy

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and white collar, in an oval frame with a coat of arms below.

Dominicus de Marchettis. Line engraving by C. de La Haye, 1682, after M. Desbois

Martial Desbois

Line engraving portrait of Antoine Aubert, a doctor in a powdered wig and cravat, within an oval frame.

Antoine Aubert. Line engraving by P. Poize after himself

Line engraving portrait of Robert Boyle seated in an armchair, wearing a long curled wig and dark gown, within an ornate bord

Robert Boyle. Line engraving by W. Holl, 1828, after W. Derby

Line engraving of a seated man in a wig with a quill, open book, shells and bookshelves, with inscription below.

Johann Heinrich Linck. Line engraving by Bernigeroth

Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff collar and dark coat, with Latin inscription below.

Ole Worm. Line engraving by A.G.I. Schübler

A.G.I Schübler

Line engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a fur-trimmed cloak and white cravat, labeled MARAT.

Jean Paul Marat. Line engraving by P. Pelée after J. Boze, 1793

Engraved oval portrait of Captain James Cook in a decorated uniform, with name plaque and publication credits below.

James Cook. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1777, after W. Hodges

Engraved oval portrait of Linnaeus wearing a tricorn hat and cord collar, with a diagonal strap, against shaded clouds.

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by J. Brown, 1834, after M. Hoffman

Martinus Hoffman

Caricature watercolour of a standing man with monocle and moustache, dark jacket and tan trousers, on a grey background.

Sir Henry Thompson. Watercolour by C. Pellegrini [Ape], 1874

Carlo Pellegrini

Oval line engraving portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a powdered wig and cravat, with engraved quotation text below.

Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by J. Lodge, 1777, after M. Chamberlin, 1762

Mason Chamberlin

Line engraving of a man with long hair and a white collar, shown in an oval frame with a coat of arms below.

Antoine Vallot. Line engraving by G. Vallet after A. Paillet, 1663

Antoine Paillet

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a draped robe, labeled Crateuas, with a German caption below.

Johann Crato von Craftheim. Line engraving by P. Galle, 1595

Engraved oval portrait of Captain James Cook in a wig and naval coat, surrounded by ornate nautical objects and a tricorn hat

James Cook. Line engraving by G. A. Liebe after Sir N. Dance-Holland, 1776

Nathaniel Dance-Holland

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

Johann Paul Wurfbain. Line engraving by J. G. Puschner

Johann Georg Puschner

Line engraving portrait of Isaac Newton with long wavy hair, white collar and dark coat, captioned Isaac Newton, B.A.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by J. McGahey

Line engraving portrait of Nicolas Louis Vauquelin, a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Nicolas Louis Vauquelin. Line engraving by F. J. Dequevauviller fils after C. J. Besselièvre

Claude Jean Besselièvre

Monochrome oval portrait of a man in a dark coat with lace jabot and medal, captioned Guillot (Natalis), born 1804.

Natalis Guillot. Process print by Charaire

John Sheldon. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1793

George Dance the Younger