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Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and ruff collar, captioned as François Rabelais.

François Rabelais. Line engraving by N. Habert

Nicolas. Habert

Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a white collar, one hand raised to his chest, with Latin text below.

Bernhard Verzascha. Line engraving by P. Aubry, 1663, after R. Werenfels

Rudolph Werenfels

Jean Baptiste de Senac. Line engraving by A.B. Duhamel after Fossier

Louis Denis Fossier

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola [Johannes Picus Mirandulanus]. Line engraving by F.B. Lorieux after L. Beaudouin after…

Line engraving of a bust-length portrait of a man with curled hair, beard, bow tie and double-breasted coat.

Jean Giraudeau de Saint Gervais. Line engraving by J. M. Leroux after P. R. Vignéron

Pierre Roch Vigneron

Line engraving of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and curled wig, set in an oval frame with Latin inscriptions.

Lazare Rivière [Riverius]. Line engraving by Germain Audran

William Cheselden: profile. Line engraving by A. R. Freebairn after a medal by W. Wyon, 1829

Engraving of a wounded man on the floor of a room with a table, as onlookers react and smoke rises from the right.

Marie-François Vergèz. Line engraving by F.L. Couché, 1807

François Louis Couchè

Engraving of a kneeling man in a hooded robe holding a reclining figure, with a skull, book, rosary and fruit in a rocky land

Sir Francis Dashwood at his devotions. Engraving attributed to W. Platt after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

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

Thomas Plater [Platter] II. Line engraving by P. Aubry

Line engraving in an oval frame of a bald man in a dark high-collared coat with a star medal on his chest.

Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville-sur-Illon, Comte de Lacépède. Line engraving by J.M. Leroux after C. L. J. Hersent

Line engraving of Denis Diderot seated at a desk, writing with a quill beside an inkwell and papers.

Denis Diderot. Line engraving by B. L. Henriquez, 1777, after L. M. Vanloo

Louis-Michel van Loo

Johann Caspar Lavater. Engraved silhouette by J. H. Lips [?]

Johann Heinrich Lips

Oval engraved portrait of Heinrich Khunrath in fur collar with dividers, book and dog, framed by Latin inscription.

Heinrich Khunrath. Line engraving by J. Diricks van Campen, 1602

Jan Diricks van Campen

Stipple engraving of Johann Georg Zimmermann in an octagonal frame with quill, scroll, clouds, willow and ivy column.

Johann Georg Zimmermann. Stipple engraving by K.(?) Mackenzie, 1804

Girolamo Cardano. Line engraving by K. Ammon, 1652

Gerbrand Bakker. Line engraving by C. C. Fuchs after W. Lubbers

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair and lace cravat, labeled Balthazar Georges Sage, born Paris 1740.

Balthazar Georges Sage. Line engraving by J. Beauvarlet after F. G. Colson

Guillaume-François Colson

Line engraving of Michel Philippe Bouvart, a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, in an oval frame with Latin inscription.

Michel Philippe Bouvart. Line engraving by B. L. Henriquez, 1776 after F. Bourgoin

Benoît Louis Henriquez

Oval line engraving of a man with powdered hair, fur-trimmed coat and decorations, captioned Le Baron P.F. Percy.

Pierre-François, Baron de Percy. Line engraving by G.L. Lestudier Lacour after J. Delaplace

Delaplace.Jacques, 1767-after

Line engraving of an older bearded man in a dark robe and white collar, resting his hand on a skull beside a book.

François Hérard. Line engraving by L. Cossin (Coquin) after F. Sicre

François Sicre

Line engraving of a young man with curly hair and lace collar in an oval laurel frame, inscribed Regnerus de Graaf, 1666.

Reinier de Graaf. Line engraving by G. Edelinck and J. Edelinck, 1666, after H. Watélé

Caricature of veterinarian Chapard in top hat and apron holding a poodle, with horses and instruments around him.

Chapard, veterinarian at Chantilly. Colour lithograph after A. Bisetzky, 1884

Antoine Bisetzky

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

Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1748, after L. Tocquet

Engraved portrait of Pierre-Joseph Desault, man with powdered hair, fur-collared coat and lace jabot, with printed caption be

Pierre-Joseph Desault. Line engraving by L. J. Cathelin, 1791, after C. N. Cochin, 1788

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Line engraving portrait of Pierre Varignon, a man in a wig and dark robes, within an oval frame with French inscriptions.

Pierre Varignon. Line engraving by E. Desrochers

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and dark robe, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Franciscus Sylvius [Deleboe]. Line engraving by J.L. Durant after C. van Dalen junior

Cornelis van Dalen

Line engraving of a bearded man with curly hair and a white collar in an oval frame, with inscription below.

Vitus Riedlin the elder. Line engraving attributed to J.G. Bodenehr

Johann G Bodenehr

Engraved key sheet with numbered portrait heads of eighteenth-century men and a printed legend of names below.

Key plate to the print of the death of Lord Chatham, in the Upper Chamber of the Palace of Westminster, 1778. Engravi…

John Singleton Copley

Oval line engraving of a bewigged man in a dark gown and white collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Jean Foy Vaillant. Line engraving by N. Habert, 1688

Nicolas. Habert

Line engraving portrait of Frederik William Boers in a powdered wig and lace jabot, within an oval frame with inscription.

Frederik William Boers. Line engraving by L. J. Cathelin, 1784, after C. N. Cochin

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Line engraving of Buffon in an oval frame with laurel wreath, wearing a powdered wig and lace jabot.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by L.J. Cathelin, 1800, after F. H. Drouais, 1761

François-Hubert Drouais

Line engraving portrait of a man in a cap and cloak, gazing sideways, with the caption Marsilius Ficinus Florentinus.

Marsilio Ficino. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682, after P. Galle

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

Line engraving of a very stout man in a buttoned coat and frilled cap, standing with one hand raised to his head.

Jacob Powell, who died weighing almost 40 stone. Line engraving by A. Walker

Stipple engraving of a stout bald man in a long coat holding a bowl and cane, captioned Sam House, The Patriotic Publican.

Samuel House, a patriotic publican. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1822

Engraved scene of Copernicus gesturing at a celestial diagram, surrounded by astronomers and telescopes in a Gothic hall.

Nicolas Copernicus among other astronomers of the world. Process print after a wood engraving by J. Styfi and J. Hole…

Michał Elwiro Andriolli

Stipple engraving portrait of a woman with curled hair and a high-waisted dress with fringed puffed sleeves, 1823.

Josephine Giraldelli, a woman impervious to fire. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1823

Colour caricature of twelve French surgeons shown as specimens standing in glass jars, with surgical instruments below.

Twelve French surgeons portrayed as pathological specimens in glass jars. Colour lithograph by A. Barrère, ca. 1910

Adrien Barrère

Hand-coloured engraved portrait of a standing man in green coat and orange waistcoat holding a hat, with text listing walking

Josiah Eaton, a long distance walker. Coloured stipple engraving by S. Freeman after T.C. Smith

Thomas Coreggio Smith

Watercolour of two 17th-century men in hats, one gesturing toward a dissected hand, with a Latin inscription below.

Sir Charles Scarborough and Dr Edward Arris conducting an anatomical dissection. Watercolour painting by G. P. Hardin…

Stipple engraving of Bishop Edmund Bonner, bald and bound with cords, raising a whip in one hand.

Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper

Woman and boy examine prints at a red-draped table beside a lens stand, with an urn and guitar in the room.

A woman and a boy are looking at prints with the aid of a lens and mirror; an antique urn and a guitar in the backgro…

Louis-Léopold Boilly

Engraved portrait of an elderly seated man in a broad hat and long coat, holding a small object, beside foliage.

Samuel Mathews, a hermit. Engraving by J. Greig, 1803, after G. Arnald

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man seated by a fire with a cooking pot and walking stick, inside a rustic hut.

Petratsch Zortan, aged 185. Engraving by S. Springsguth, 1814

Samuel Springsguth

Engraved plate showing four figures: a pale-skinned woman, conjoined twins Hélène and Judith, and two children with skin mark

Four figures: Geneviève, an albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin; the conjoint twins Hél…

Jacques de Sève

Stipple engraving portrait of Jean Massieu in an oval frame, wearing a double-breasted coat and white cravat.

Jean Massieu, a deaf man. Stipple engraving by L.A. Boutelou

Louis-Alexandre Boutelou

Stipple engraving of a seated boy with dark scaly skin resembling an alligator, a case of ichthyosis, 1818.

A boy with a variety of icthyosis, a skin disease, which in this case resembles the scales of an alligator. Stipple e…

Robert William Sievier