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

Cornelis Stalpart van der Wiel. Line engraving after S. Ruisch

Line engraving of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff in an oval frame, with a cherub, scepter and books below.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1738

Jacob Houbraken

Line engraving portrait of Hermann Conring with long wavy hair and white collar, inside an oval frame with Latin text.

Hermann Conring. Line engraving by J. Sandrart, 1666

Jakob von Sandrart

Engraved portrait of Thomas Denman, an older man with white hair in a dark coat, within a ruled border.

Thomas Denman. Line engraving by W. Skelton, 1792, after L. F. Abbott

Lemuel Francis Abbott

Antoni de Haen. Line engraving by J. Adam after G. Prochaska

Georg Prochaska

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bald man with white hair in a dark coat and striped shirt, signed Jeremy Bentham.

Jeremy Bentham. Line engraving by W. H. Worthington after himself

William Henry Worthington

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a wig holding a quill pen over papers, with a lamp on the desk beside him.

Joseph Priestley. Line engraving by T. Holloway, 1795, after W. Artaud

Line engraving of a seated man in dark coat at a desk with quill pen, inkwells and papers, after a painting by Beechey.

Sir Everard Home. Line engraving, 1810, after Sir W. Beechey

William Beechey

Engraved portrait of Sir Hugh Myddelton in ruff and chain of office, one hand resting on a shell spilling water over a rock.

Sir Hugh Myddelton, his hand resting on a shell, from which flows water, set on a rock. Line engraving by G. Vertue,…

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

Engraved oval portrait of a bewigged man in academic robes, with a pedestal below holding a snake and books.

Archibald Pitcairne. Line engraving by R. Strange after J.B. de Medina

John Baptist Medina

Engraved full-length portrait of Thomas Coram with a basket infant at his feet and the Foundling Hospital behind him.

Thomas Coram, in the foreground an infant in a basket, in the background the Foundling Hospital. Line engraving by J.…

Balthasar Nebot

Engraved print of the Sir Isaac Newton monument in Westminster Abbey, with a seated figure, globe, cherubs and obelisk.

Sir Isaac Newton: monument. Line engraving by J. Fittler, 1794, after Riley after W. Kent and M. Rysbrack

Line engraving of a crowned, bearded man seated on a throne with a scroll and open book, framed by canopy and Greek inscripti

John Argyropoulos. Line engraving by M. Burghers

Michael Burghers

Engraved equestrian portrait of a bearded man in armour on a grey horse beside a large tree, with a distant landscape.

King Charles I. Engraving by C. Pye after A. van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair, white collar and dark cloak in an oval frame.

Peter Chamberlen. Line engraving by T. Trotter, 1794, after R. White

Oval line engraving portrait of Alexander Monro in a powdered wig and dark robe, with an open book and serpent staff.

Alexander Monro. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1775, after A. Ramsay, 1749

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in clerical robes and white collar, with a coat of arms below.

John Wallis. Line engraving by D. Loggan, 1678, after himself

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat within an oval frame decorated with flowers.

Joseph Jérome de Lalande. Line engraving by N. Dupin after A. Pujos, 1773

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled periwig, with drapery, an inscription band and a cherub crest below.

Johann Conrad Brunner. Line engraving by J. G. Seiller after J. J. Schärer

Johann Jacob Schärer

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

William Davisson. Line engraving by P. Lombart after D. Schultz

Line engraving of a bald man's head and shoulders as a bust, framed by laurel leaves and a name banner reading Antonio Cocchi

Antonio Cocchi. Line engraving by V. Rossi, 1758, after L. Frati

Oval engraved portrait of George Heriot in a white ruff collar, with a castle view behind him and caption below.

George Heriot. Engraving, 1791

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, dark coat and white cravat, shown in bust view against a pale background.

Francesco Aglietti. Line engraving by A. Viviani after G. Busato

Giovanni Busato

Engraving of a classical male statue holding a serpent-entwined staff, draped in a toga, labeled Esculapio.

Antonius Musa as Aesculapius (?). Line engraving by I. Bonaiuti after G.B. Borani

Giovanni Battista Borani

Line engraving of an older bald man in a dark cap and white collar, framed by an oval laurel wreath with a caption below.

David Laigneau. Line engraving by J. Boulanger

Line engraving of a bearded man with curly hair and lace collar in an oval frame with ornate scrolled border.

Francesco Pona. Line engraving by H. David

Engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair holding a skull, with a flower vase beside him and Latin text below.

Gideon Harvey. Line engraving by P. Philippe, 1663

Pierre Philippe

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curled wig, lace collar and dark cloak, holding a book.

Nicolas Léméry. Line engraving by N. Pitau after L.E. Ferdinand

Line engraving portrait of Claude Pouteau, a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, in an oval frame with inscription.

Claude Pouteau. Line engraving by A. de St Aubin

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Oval line engraving of Marsilius Ficinus in a tall cap and robe, with Latin verse printed beneath the portrait.

Marsilius Ficinus. Line engraving after P. Galle, 1572

Line engraving portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Bertrand Pelletier.

Bertrand Pelletier. Line engraving by Blanchard

Line engraving portrait of Evangelista Torricelli, a man in a fur-trimmed coat, with an Italian inscription below.

Evangelista Torricelli. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1760, after G. Traballesi

Giulio Traballesi

Line engraving of a bewigged man with a book in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription below.

François Nicolas Marquet. Line engraving by C.F. Nicole, 1763

Claude François Nicole

John Shebbeare. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1788

William Bromley

Oval line engraving of a seated man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, titled John Haygarth M.D.

John Haygarth. Line engraving by W. Cooke, 1801, after J. H. Bell

Oval line engraving of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, bust length, turned to the right, in a braided frame.

John Coakley Lettsom. Line engraving by T. Holloway, 1792, after himself

Thomas Holloway

Robert James. Line engraving by W. Walker, 1778, after P. Scheemakers

Peeter Scheemaeckers

Line engraving of a bearded man with long curled hair and lace collar, framed by decorative scrolls with Latin text.

Thomas Bartholin. Line engraving by J. Georgi, 1644

Giovanni Georgi

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled periwig and cravat, in an oval frame, labelled Lorenzo Magalotti.

Lorenzo Magalotti. Line engraving by P. Caronni

Line engraving of a bald man in classical drapery in an oval frame, with books, an oil lamp and a coat of arms below.

Antonio Nunès Ribeiro Sanchès. Line engraving by G. Levillain, 1785, after Moitte

Gérard René Levillain

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, captioned William Falconer M.D. F.R.S.

William Falconer. Line engraving by J. Fittler after Joseph (?) Daniel

Line engraving of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs beside an open book, with curtains and bookshelves behind.

René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur. Line engraving by P. Simonneau after A. S. Belle

Alexis-Simon Belle

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man holding a flower sprig, with bookshelves, bottles and instruments behind him.

Johannes Maius (Mai, May). Line engraving by J. Sandrart after D. Hornung

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed robe with a quill, inkwell and books, with Latin inscriptions.

Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by G. Volpato, 1761

Giovanni Volpato

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

Otto Heurnius. Line engraving by P. Aubry after N. van Negre

Nicolaes van Negre

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair, white collar and dark buttoned doublet, with Latin inscription below.

Adolphus Vorstius. Line engraving by P. Aubry after G. Petri

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and cloak, with an Italian inscription and coat of arms below.

Lorenzo de Girolamo Bellini. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after G. Traballesi

Giulio Traballesi

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

John Haygarth. Line engraving by W. Cooke, 1827, after J. H. Bell

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap holding a plant sprig beside an open book, under an arched inscription.

Leonard Fuchs. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame with coat of arms, winged lions and Latin inscription.

Otto von Guericke. Line engraving by C. Galle, 1649, after A. von Hulle

Anselmus van Hulle

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly shoulder-length hair and a white cravat, inscribed with Latin verse below.

Christian Franz Paullini. Line engraving

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig, resting his hand on a book beside a botanical sprig and a column.

Christoph Jacob Trew. Line engraving by G. Lichtensteger, 1770, after D. van der Smissen, 1748

Dominicus van der Smissen

Saint Vincent de Paul. Line engraving by A. Collas after N.M. Gatteaux

Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux

Line engraving portrait of Jean Antoine Peyssonnel in an oval frame, wearing a wig and lace cravat, holding a flask.

Jean Antoine Peyssonnel. Line engraving by E. Fessard after J.-C. Allais

Jacques-Charles Allais

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and lace collar, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by M. Desbois from the life

Martial Desbois

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace cuffs, seated before bookshelves, with Latin inscription below.

Johannes Dolaeus. Line engraving by A. M. Wolfgang

Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in academic gown, with Latin inscription below, in an ornate architectural frame.

Pieter van Musschenbroek. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1738, after J. M. Quinkhard, 1738

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long wavy hair and lace cravat, framed by laurel wreath and German inscription.

Matthaeus Gottfried Purman. Line engraving by S. Blesendorff, 1691

Samuel Blesendorff

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curled hair and a pleated white cravat, captioned Gia. Bar. Beccari.

Jacopo Bartolomeo Beccari. Line engraving by F. Rosaspina

Francesco Rosaspina

Line engraving of a bearded older man in a beret, with an inscription on a plinth naming Jean Pitard.

Jean Pitard. Line engraving by C. Dupuis after A. Humblot

Antoine Humblot

Line engraving of a bearded man in a curled periwig and dark gown, inside an oval frame with Latin inscription and coat of ar

Agostino Pivati. Line engraving by M. Desbois, 1682

Martial Desbois

Jacques Coittier [Coytier]. Line engraving by J.C. François, 1755, after J. Robert

Jean-Charles François

Engraved oval portrait of a bald, bearded man in a braided coat and white collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Emilio Campolongo. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and frilled cravat, captioned Goethe.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Line engraving by C. Hess after F. G. von Kügelgen, 1810

Gerhard von Kügelgen

Engraved portrait of a man in a periwig inside an oval frame, with cherubs, a skull, a coat of arms and cypresses.

Johann Heinrich Lochner. Line engraving by G. D. Heümann after himself

Georg Daniel Heumann

Line engraving of a man with curled wig in an oval frame, labelled Claude Perrault, on a stone pedestal.

Claude Perrault. Line engraving by G. Edelinck after Vercelin

Line engraving portrait of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet, wearing several medals and a cross, titled Soeur Marthe.

Anne Biget [soeur Marthe]. Line engraving by P. F. Bertonnier after himself

Pierre François Bertonnier

Line engraving portrait of Sir Samuel Garth in a curled wig, within an oval frame and ornate rococo cartouche below.

Sir Samuel Garth. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1748, after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair, white collar and fur-trimmed garment, with an empty cartouche below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by J. Boulanger after C. Lefebvre

Claude Lefèbvre

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

Philippe Collot. Line engraving by G. Edelinck, 1700

Gerard Edelinck

Line engraving of a man in an oval portrait with powdered hair, framed by laurel and ribbons, with books below.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving, 1780, after E. Ficquet after M. Q. de La Tour

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Line engraving of Robert Morison, an older man in a dark gown holding a scroll, framed by an ornate floral garland.

Robert Morison. Line engraving by R. White, 1680, after W. Sonmans

William Sonmans

Line engraving portrait of a seated man in a curly wig holding a quill, with books, a globe and curtains behind him.

Christoph Gottwaldt. Line engraving by G. Edelinck after A. Stech

Petrus de Abano. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and tasselled coat, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de L'Hospital. Line engraving by G. Edelinck, ca. 1695, after N. Foucher (Fouché)

Nicolas Fouché

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, inscribed Antonius Niger Patavinus.

Antonius Niger. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man in a fur-collared robe, in an oval frame, with a caption naming Alexander Massaria.

Alessandro Massaria. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a fur-trimmed garment within an oval frame, with Latin inscription below.

Louis Jean Le Thieullier. Line engraving by E. Fessard, 1743

Etienne Fessard

Line engraving of a man with curled hair and lace cravat, with Italian inscription and coat of arms below.

Antonio Cocchi. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after A. Tempesti

Antonio Tempesti

Oval engraved portrait of Carl Linnaeus in a powdered wig and lace jabot, with a botanical sprig on his coat and caption belo

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by J.B. Compagnie after F. Bonneville

François Bonneville

Oval line engraving portrait of Blaise Pascal, a man with curly hair, white collar and dark coat, turned three-quarters.

Blaise Pascal. Line engraving by F. Bonneville after F. Quesnel, junior

Engraved oval portrait of Johann Friedrich Meckel in a powdered wig, with an open anatomical book and serpent below.

Johann Friedrich Meckel the elder. Line engraving by J. Schleuen after A. Graf

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, labelled De Mairan, in a decorative frame.

Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan. Line engraving by P.C. Ingouf, 1771, after L. Tocquet

Jean Baseilhac (Frère Côme). Line engraving by F. R. Ingouf (Ingouf junior), 1782, after G. Fraïche de Brenest

Guillaume Fraïche de Brenest

Line engraving bust portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned J. D'Arcet.

Jean d'Arcet. Line engraving by E. Conquy, 1834, after F.P.S. Gérard

François Gérard

Engraving of a draped woman with a winged cupid in a tree beside a stone tomb, set among cypresses and willows.

Fanny Grimaldi, widowed, is aroused by love for her late husband's younger brother. Engraving by P. Bettelini, 1806,…

François-Xavier Fabre

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. Line engraving by A. Féart after himself after David d'Angers, 1836

Leucippus. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle Cl. Reydellet

Line engraving portrait of Jean-Théophile Desaguliers in an oval frame, wearing a powdered wig and clerical bands.

Jean-Théophile Desaguliers. Line engraving by E. Desrochers, ca. 1720

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Euclid. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle. Cl. Reydellet

Gui Crescent Fagon. Line engraving by A. Féart after himself

Line engraving of a bearded man with curly hair in an oval frame, captioned THEOPHRASTE, after Cl. Reydellet.

Theophrastus. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle Cl. Reydellet

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot in an oval frame with a floral border and French inscriptio

Georges de La Faye. Line engraving by N. Dupin

Heraclitus. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle. Cl. Reydellet

Line engraving bust portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat, white cravat and medal, labelled B. Sabatier.

Raphaël Bienvenu Sabatier. Line engraving by F.J. Dequevauviller

François Jacques Dequevauviller

Line engraving portrait of a bald older man with curly side hair, high collar and cravat, captioned Mr Gastellier.

René-Georges Gastellier. Line engraving by J.N. Frémy after Lucile Foullon