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Line engraving portrait bust of Thomas Hobbes, an older man with long grey hair, moustache and white collar.

Thomas Hobbes. Line engraving by W. Humphrys, 1839

William Humphrys

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man holding dividers over an anatomical drawing, framed by ornate scrolls and putti.

Giulio Casserio. Line engraving by G. van Veen (?)

Gerrit van Veen

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in an embroidered dark coat and medal at the neck, 1826.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Line engraving by C. Lorichon, 1826, after N. Jacques

Nicolas Jacques

Line engraving of a seated man in period dress on a scrolled armchair, with a handwritten signature below.

David Macbeth Moir. Line engraving by D. Maclise [A. Croquis]

Line engraving of a bust-length portrait of Goethe with curly hair and a stern expression, shoulders draped.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Line engraving by C. Schuler, senior, after Preller after C. D. Rauch

Christian Daniel Rauch

Gregor von Feinaigle. Line engraving by J. H. Lips after D.H. Lavater

Diethelm Heinrich Lavater

Line engraving with oval portrait of Arthur Johnston above King David playing harp beside a man reading a Hebrew book.

Arthur Johnston [Jonston]; and King David reciting the psalms. Line engraving by R. Cooper, 1739, after G. Jamesone

George Jamesone

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark cap and fur-trimmed robe with a gold chain, resting his hands on a ledge.

John Caius. Engraving by W. H. Egleton

William Henry Egleton

Oval line engraving portrait of Sir Isaac Newton with long curled wig, above a pedestal with a globe, scroll and telescope.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving, 1748, after Sir G. Kneller, 1702

Godfrey Kneller

Oval line engraving of Daniel Lock, a seated man in a powdered wig holding a sheet, with a harbour view at right.

Daniel Lock. Line engraving by T. Cook & Son, 1808, after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Richard Pulteney. Pencil drawing by T. Rackett

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap and gown, with a coat of arms in the upper left.

John Caius. Engraving by C. G. Lewis

Charles George Lewis

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment, inside an oval frame with floral corners.

Giovanni Battista Imperiale. Line engraving by A. Salmincio, 1640

Andrea Salmincio

Oval line engraving portrait of Francis Drake, a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, with inscription below.

Francis Drake. Line engraving by J. Stow, 1812, after N. Drake

Oval engraving of a bearded old man in a robe, with a nude child at left and a muscular figure at right.

Archangelo Piccolomini. Line engraving by M. Guidi, 1585

Line engraving of Samuel Coster, a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and white collar, within an oval frame.

Samuel Coster. Line engraving by J. Houbraken after J. Verstegen

Jacobus Verstegen

Line engraving portrait of Georgius Ulricus Miller, a bewigged man in dark coat within an ornate oval frame.

Georg Ulrich Miller. Line engraving by L. Som

Line engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on a ledge, labelled JENNER.

Edward Jenner. Line engraving after J. R. Smith, 1800

John Raphael Smith

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a dark cloak holding books, with bookshelves and a curtain behind him.

Caspar Hofmann. Line engraving by C. Bozza after T. Matteini

Teodoro Matteini

Line engraving of a bust of a man with wavy hair on a stone pedestal inscribed GVILIELMVS HARVEVS.

William Harvey. Line engraving by W. Faithorne, 1653

William Faithorne

Line engraving of Jean-Baptiste de Silva in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed cloak, within an oval frame with French inscriptio

Jean-Baptiste de Silva. Line engraving by [J. M. Bernigeroth ?] after H. Rigaud, 1740

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Line engraving portrait of John Gordon, a man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a book, against a draped background.

John Gordon. Line engraving by J. Burnet, 1810, after W. J. Thomson

Line engraving portrait of a bearded older man in a cap and cloak, labeled Leonardo da Vinci, in an oval frame.

Leonardo da Vinci. Line engraving by P. Anderloni after G. Bossi

Pietro Anderloni

Oval line engraving of a long-haired man in a dark robe and lace collar, with books behind him and Latin text.

Daniel Ludwig. Line engraving by J. à Montalegre

Joseph de Montalegre

Line engraving of a classical marble bust of a man with curly hair and a draped garment, on a dark hatched background.

Aristotle. Line engraving by S. Jesi

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a dark cap and white collar, inside an oval frame with German inscriptions

Johann Valentin Maie (Maier). Line engraving by J. Sandrart

Jakob von Sandrart

John Latham. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniel, 1812, after G. Dance, 1798

George Dance the Younger

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a rose, with a skull on a table beside him.

Michael Roetenbeck. Line engraving by J. Tröschel

Hans Troschel the Younger

Engraved portrait of a standing man beside a seated classical figure, under an arch with a Latin motto and columned building.

Thomas Guy. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi after J. Bacon, senior, 1779

Line engraving portrait of seated Matthew Boulton in a dark coat, with a glass dome mechanism on a ledge behind him.

Matthew Boulton. Line engraving by W. Sharp, 1801, after Sir W. Beechey, 1799

William Beechey

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with a white collar, inside an oval frame with a Latin inscription, by Clemens Ammon

Joseph Duchesne [Quercetanus]. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1652

Line engraving of a man in tricorn hat at a counter with apothecary jars and books, Dutch inscription below.

Lehman Joseph. Line engraving by C. Bogerts, 1771, after D. Mulder

Johann Crato von Craftheim. Line engraving by T. de Bry, 1650

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark buttoned coat and high collar, with inscription below.

Antonio Veneziano. Line engraving by M. A. Corsi after J. D. Campiglia

Line engraving portrait of a man in dark robe and white collar, with plaque naming Jan Antonides van der Linden, professor of

Jan Antonides van der Linden. Line engraving, 1720, after A. van den Tempel

Abraham Lambertsz. van den Tempel

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly man in a dark robe and white collar, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Henricus Magnus Heigel. Line engraving by G. C. Eimmart, 1678, after J. P. Auer

Johann Paul Auer

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an oval Latin-inscribed frame.

Ole Worm. Line engraving by G. Wingendorp, 1655, after C. van Mander III

Carel van Mander

Oval engraved portrait of John Evelyn with long curled hair and lace collar, with handwritten signatures below.

John Evelyn. Line engraving by J. Swaine

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark robe, with an inscription naming Johann Zacharias Platner.

Johann Zacharias Platner. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth, 1728

Martin Bernigeroth

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford. Line engraving by T. Müller

Théodore Müller

Line engraving of a man with curled hair and cravat in an oval frame, with a cartouche inscribed Andreas Petermann.

Andreas Petermann. Line engraving by J.C. Oberdorffer

Johann Christoph Oberdörffer

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a rod and a globe, with a Latin motto above.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by R. Vaughan

Oval line engraving of Sir Hans Sloane in a curled periwig and white cravat, with caption below.

Sir Hans Sloane. Line engraving after T. Murray, 1725

Graphite portrait drawing of a man in three-quarter view wearing a cravat and frock coat, with the name Pietro Betti signed b

Pietro Betti. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Line engraving portrait of a seated man with books, a quill and drapery, inside an ornate rococo frame.

Anton Heins. Line engraving by C.F. Fritsch, 1764

Christian Friedrich Fritzsch

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and dark coat, one hand raised, with a rococo name cartouche below.

Abraham Titsingh. Line engraving by J. Houbraken after J. M. Quinkhard, 1742

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a wide hat holding a quill, with a Latin inscription above and below.

Johannes Dryander [Eichmann]. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and waistcoat, hand resting on an open book, labeled Haller.

Baron Albrecht von Haller. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars

William Home Lizars

Line engraving of a man with long wavy hair and fur-trimmed robe in an oval frame, with an inscription on the plinth.

Jacobus Joannes Wenceslaus Dobrzenski [Dobrensky] de Nigro Ponte. Line engraving by J. Balzer after J. Kleinhard, 1772

Johann Kleinhard

Line engraving portrait of Samuel Clarke in periwig and clerical gown, inside an ornate oval rococo frame with books.

Samuel Clarke. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1756, after T. Gibson

Oval line engraving portrait of John Locke, an elderly man in a loose robe, with a cartouche, books and laurel.

John Locke. Line engraving, 1749, after Sir G. Kneller, 1697

Godfrey Kneller

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

Guglielmus Fabricius of Hilden. Line engraving

Line engraving of a bearded classical bust labelled Epicuro, with curly hair and a hatched shaded background.

Epicurus. Line engraving by P. Bettelini after A. Tofanelli

Agostino Tofanelli

Miles Partington. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1800

George Dance the Younger

Johan Gotschalk Waller. Line engraving by J. Gillberg, 1772, after himself

Oval line engraving portrait of John Gregory, M.D., F.R.S., wearing a powdered wig and embroidered coat.

John Gregory. Line engraving by Cook, 1787, after G. Chalmers

George Chalmers

Oval line engraving of a wigged man beside a globe, with the inscription Carolus Leadbetter, Teacher of the Mathematicks.

Charles Leadbetter. Line engraving by H. Roberts, 1734

Richard Brocklesby. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1795

George Dance the Younger

Engraved oval portrait of Comte de Buffon in period dress, with a landscape vignette of mountains, animals and ships below.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1821, after Meyron

Line engraving of a man in fur Lapland dress holding a plant sprig, standing by stacked books, with a drum at his side.

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1843, after M. Hoffmans

William Home Lizars

Line engraving portrait of a long-haired man in a dark gown and white collar, with a coat of arms and Latin caption.

Moritz Hoffmann. Line engraving after D. Preissler

Daniel Preissler

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe and white collar holding a small book.

William Oughtred. Line engraving by [F. S.] after W. Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and dark doublet, with a Latin inscription below.

Joannes Marcus Marci. Line engraving by G. de Groos

Gerard de Groos

Engraved portrait of a bearded scholar in a cap, hands on a book, within an arched frame with Latin inscription.

Conrad Gesner. Line engraving by T. de Bry