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Oval engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair, white cravat and buttoned coat, holding a small object.

John Brown [Bruno]. Engraving by J. Heath after J. Donaldson

Line engraving of a bust-length man with curly hair and whiskers, wearing a waistcoat and bow tie, with a signature below.

Hugh Miller. Line engraving by F. Croll

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in fur-trimmed robe and cap, hand on a book, with Italian text below.

Michele Mercati. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after G. Sorbolini

Giuseppe Sorbolini

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

Gottfried Welsch. Line engraving by P. Kilian after E. Lüderitz

Emmanuel Lüderitz

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

Conrad Matthaeus. Line engraving by S. à Lamsweerde, 1654 after himself

Steven van Lamsweerde

Line engraving of a seated older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, captioned Alexander von Humboldt.

Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt. Line engraving by R. Trossin after H. Biow

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment and feathered cap, captioned Niccolo Tartaglia.

Niccolo Tartaglia. Line engraving by A. Locatelli

Antonio Locatelli

Line engraving of a young man with long curls holding a flute and shepherd's crook before a wooded landscape.

A young man as a shepherd, designated as Abraham Cowley. Line engraving by W. P. Sherlock, 1800, after S. Harding aft…

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curly wig, lace cravat and academic gown, with inscription below.

Johann Abraham Mercklin. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth

Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving of a bearded man in a cape beside a skull, open book and globe, with an inscription naming Gregorius Horstius.

Gregor Horst. Line engraving after A. Schuch

Pietro Tabarrani. Line engraving by P. A. Pazzi after L. Guerrini

Liborio di Niccolò Guerrini

Line engraving portrait of Sir Isaac Newton in an oval frame, wearing a long curled wig and white cravat.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by J. Goldar after Sir G. Kneller, 1702

Godfrey Kneller

Oval line engraving of Paul Rycaut with long curled hair, dark coat, and a heraldic crest with inscription below.

Sir Paul Rycaut. Line engraving, 1680, after R. White after Sir P. Lely

Abraham Gotthelf Kaestner. Line engraving by Mackenzie after C. Specht

Ernst Christian Specht

Line engraving portrait of a bald bearded man in dark robes holding a medallion, within an ornate oval frame with a coat of a

Johann Jakob Wepfer. Line engraving by W. Jonkman, 1724

Line engraving of Thomas Sydenham in an oval frame, surrounded by books, a snake, an urn and foliage.

Thomas Sydenham. Line engraving by H. F. Rose, 1822, after himself

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curly wig and cravat, inscribed Daniel Kenricus Medicus.

Daniel Kenrick [Kendrick]. Line engraving by R. White

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with a ruff collar in an oval frame above a pedestal with Latin inscription.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by J. Mansfeld

Johann Ernst Mansfeld

Line engraving of the monument of William Gilbert with obelisks, heraldic shields and a central inscription panel.

William Gilbert: his monument. Line engraving by G. Vertue after J. Deane

Engraved oval portrait of Johannes Roeder, a Nuremberg physician, with long curly hair and a lace collar.

Johannes Roeder, physician of Nuremberg. Engraving by W. Ph. Kilian

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Line engraving portrait of Count Cagliostro in an oval frame with ribbon, above a French verse caption.

Giuseppe Balsamo Cagliostro. Line engraving by C. Guérin, 1781, after himself

Christophe Guérin

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat with his hand resting on a large book beside an ornate chair.

A man holding a large book, formerly designated as Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by T. Vercruis after F. Petrucci…

Line engraving of the philosopher Epicurus with a leaf wreath in his hair, head turned slightly downward, with Italian captio

Epicurus. Line engraving by P. Fontana after L. Agricola after Raphael

Oval engraved portrait of a bald, bearded man in a ruff collar and chain of office, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Petrus de Marchettis. Line engraving by G. Giorgi, 1647

Giovanni Georgi

Line engraving portrait of Johann Friedrich Crell in a periwig and academic robe, with coats of arms and inscription below.

Johann Friedrich Crell. Line engraving by M. Tyroff

Line engraving portrait of John Locke with long curled hair in an oval laurel wreath, with coat of arms and Latin inscription

John Locke. Line engraving by P. van Gunst after J. Greenhill, 1672

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man with long hair in a dark robe, hand on chest, with Latin inscription below.

John Bulwer. Line engraving by T. Berry, 1820, after W. Faithorne

William Faithorne

Line engraving portrait of George Parker, a man with long curled hair and cloak, within an ornamental oval frame.

George Parker. Line engraving by J. Nutting

Line engraving of a man with long curly hair and lace cravat in an ornate oval frame with a Latin inscription.

William Cole. Line engraving by R. White after himself

Engraved oval portrait of a long-haired man in a dark coat and white collar, with Latin inscription below.

John Pordage. Line engraving, ca. 1795, after W. Faithorne, 1683

William Faithorne

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

Cipriano Antonino Targioni. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after M. Targioni

Michelangiolo Targioni

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and ruff, holding a flower, with Latin text.

Valentin Espich. Line engraving by J. van der Heyden, 1631

Jacob van der Heyden

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in a dark robe and chain, in an oval frame with coat of arms and Latin inscription.

Johann Georg Volckamer. Line engraving by L. Heckenauer after D. d'Savoye

Daniel de Savoye

Line engraving portrait of John Browne with long curly wig and lace collar, inside an oval frame with a coat of arms.

John Browne. Line engraving by R. White, 1681

Line engraving of a bust-length man with long curly hair and a white collar, in an oval frame with Latin and Italian inscript

Tommaso Cornelio. Line engraving by A. Magliar

Line engraving of a standing man in an 18th-century coat holding a hat, cane and book, with trees behind him.

Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by J. Stöber, 1841

Oval line engraving of a bust of John Jebb with curled wig on a stepped pedestal, 1787.

John Jebb. Line engraving by J. Hall, 1787

Engraved portrait of a bewigged man in a dark robe, framed by draped curtains and bookshelves, with a coat of arms below.

Polycarp Gottlieb Schacher. Line engraving by Bernigeroth fils, 1738, after E. G. Haussmann

Elias Gottlob Haussmann

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar, within an oval frame with Latin text.

Johannes Casparus Fausius. Line engraving by J. Schweizer after A. H. de Vos, 1659

Alaerdus Hinderick de Vos

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark robe and lace collar, with an inscription naming Francesco Bianchini belo

Francesco Bianchini. Line engraving attributed to Felice Polanzani

Felice Polanzani

Line engraving of an older man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, wearing a medal on a ribbon, with the name Carolus Linneo be

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by F. Zuliani after Tramontini after A. Roslin, 1775

Alexander Roslin

Alberto Fortis. Line engraving by G. Dala after himself

Line engraving of Sir Francis Drake, bust length in an oval frame, wearing a deep lace collar and dark doublet.

Sir Francis Drake. Line engraving by J. Goldar, 1786

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription.

Melchior Ayrer. Line engraving by J. Pfann, 1640

Line engraving of a seated man in a fur-trimmed coat holding a quill, with an inkwell and stacked books on the table.

Francesco Aglietti. Line engraving by F. Ambrosi after N. Schiavoni

Natale Schiavoni

Line engraving of Sir Francis Drake in an oval frame, wearing a lace collar and embroidered doublet, on a stone plinth.

Sir Francis Drake. Line engraving, 1705, after R. White

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a ruff collar with Latin inscriptions on the mount below.

Johann Neander. Line engraving after W. Delff, 1626, after D. Bailly

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

Daniel Sennert. Line engraving by M. Merian, 1628

Matthäus Merian

Line engraving in an oval frame of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Melchiorre Gioia. Line engraving by Boara after S. Jesi

Engraved oval portrait of John Locke in a curled periwig and lace collar, with a coat of arms below.

John Locke. Line engraving by J. Nutting after S. Brownover

Sylvester Brownover

Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man with a lace collar and patterned doublet, with Latin inscriptions around the fr

Giovanni Imperiale. Line engraving by A. Salmincio, 1640

Andrea Salmincio

John Caius. Line engraving by K. Ammon, 1650

Line engraving of a bearded statue of Galileo Galilei in a long robe, resting on a pedestal with a globe and instruments.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by F. Spagnoli after G. Asioli after A. Costoli

Aristodemo Costoli

Oval line engraving of bearded elderly man in fur-trimmed robe holding an open book, with Latin inscriptions, 1580.

Heinrich Paxmann. Line engraving by Frantz Friderich, 1580

Frantz Friderich

Leonardo da Vinci. Line engraving by A. Collas

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a dark robe and white collar, seated before a draped curtain, with a Latin inscription be

Giovanni Battista Nelli. Line engraving by V. Franceschini after J. D. Ferretti

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti

Oval engraved portrait of a woman in lace collar and pearl necklaces, holding an open book labeled Psalmes.

Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke. Line engraving by B. Reading after S. van der Passe

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and white collar, with Latin inscription and verse caption.

William Salmon. Line engraving by W. Sherwin, 1671, after himself

William Sherwin

Line engraving of an older seated man in a dark coat beside a book and tricorn hat, in an interior with a window.

Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by F. D. Née after L. G. de Carmontelle, 1780

L. G. de Carmontelle

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long hair, mustache, lace collar and chain, captioned John Hevelius.

Joannes Hevelius [Hewelke]. Line engraving by J. Baker after A. Stech, 1677

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man with curly white hair, hand raised to his chin, labelled Sir J. F. W. Herschel.

Sir John Frederick William Herschel. Line engraving by F. Croll after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Line engraving of a man with powdered hair in an oval frame with laurel wreath, Latin inscription below, 1783.

Charles de Mertens. Line engraving by J.E. Mansfeld, 1783

Johann Ernst Mansfeld

Engraved monument with a marble bust in a Gothic arch, a coat of arms, a serpent, books, and a Latin inscription panel.

Richard Mead. Line engraving, 1755, after L. F. Roubiliac

Louis-François Roubiliac

Adrianus Junius [Adriaen de Jonghe]. Line engraving by C. de Visscher

Cornelis Visscher