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Line engraving portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat within an ornate frame with books and a Dutch inscription.

Galenus Abrahamsz. Line engraving by J. C. Philips after himself

Jan Caspar Philips

Line engraving bust portrait of a man with powdered curled hair and ruffled cravat, captioned Lavoisier.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Line engraving by A. Marchi after J. L. David

Jacques-Louis David

Line engraving portrait of a man in a periwig and lace cravat within an ornate frame, with Latin inscription below.

Samuel Grass. Line engraving by B. Strahowsky

Johann Bartholomäus Strahowsky

Petrus Camper. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles, 1778, after himself

Reinier Vinkeles

Engraved portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh in an oval frame, with a putto writing beside a globe and instruments below.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by W. Sharp after J. Houbraken, 1739

Jacob Houbraken

Line engraving of bearded Guillaume Vavasseur in an oval frame with ruff collar, inscription below.

Guillaume Vavasseur. Line engraving by S. F. Ravenet, 1749, after A. Humblot

Antoine Humblot

Oval line engraving of a man with curly wig and cravat, inscribed Joannes Raius on a plinth below.

John Ray. Line engraving after W. Faithorne

William Faithorne

Line engraving of a seated man with curly hair and cravat holding a quill pen over paper, against a draped curtain.

Charles Taylor. Line engraving by C. Warren after T. Uwins

Line engraving portrait of Domenico Bruschi, a man with curly hair and closed eyes, in dark coat, with Italian inscription.

Domenico Bruschi. Line engraving by G. Bonatti, 1834, after S. Massari

Silvestro Massari

Line engraving portrait of a man in curled wig holding a skull, with a Latin inscription naming Frederik Ruysch.

Frederik Ruysch. Line engraving by J. E. Krauss after J. Pool

Pool Juriaan, 1665 or

Line engraving portrait of a man with short dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with a handwritten name below.

Frans van der Breggen. Line engraving by W. van Senus after L. de Koningh

Leendert de Koningh

Line engraving portrait of Paolo Mascagni, a man in dark coat and frilled cravat, head turned, against a shaded oval backgrou

Paolo Mascagni. Line engraving by Nargot

Engraved portrait of a man with tousled hair, dark coat and white cravat against a dark hatched background.

Edward Daniel Clarke. Line engraving by R. Golding, 1811, after J. Opie

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and ruffled jabot, in an oval frame above a labeled plinth.

Jean Lompagieu Lapole. Line engraving by J. B. Bigant after L. Boquet

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, with a floral garland above and seashells and a crab below.

Johann Jacob von Well. Line engraving by J.E. Mansfeld after J. Hickel

Line engraving of the philosopher Heraclitus gesturing in a landscape with a pyramid, framed by rococo scrollwork.

Heraclitus. Line engraving by B. S. Setlezky after G. B. Göz (Goetz)

Gottfried Bernhard Göz

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak, in an oval frame, with an inscription plaque below.

Johann Philipp Seip. Line engraving by J. C. Sysang

Johann Christoph Sysang

Oval line engraving portrait of Robert Thoroton, a man with long curled hair and a white lace collar, dark coat.

Robert Thoroton. Line engraving by W. Walker and J. Walker, 1791

Engraved portrait of John Napier seated with a skull cap, hand on an open book, beside a globe, in an oval frame.

John Napier, seated, wearing a skull cap, his right hand resting on an open book. Line engraving by R. Cooper

Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by A. Collas, 1855

Leonardo da Vinci. Line engraving by G. Cooke

Line engraving portrait of Jérome de Lalande in an ornate frame, holding a globe, with a verse caption below.

Joseph Jérome de Lalande. Line engraving by C. F. Fritschius after A. Pujos, 1773

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair, white collar and dark coat, with Latin motto and coat of arms.

Franciscus Sylvius [Deleboe]. Line engraving by R. White after C. van Dalen

Cornelis van Dalen

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak holding dividers at a desk with an inkwell and geometric drawings.

Niccolo Tartaglia. Line engraving, 1682, after P. Galle

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair and mustache in a dark collared robe, within an ornate baroque frame.

Martin Christoph Mezger. Line engraving by B. Kilian after B. Block

Benjamin von Block

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a buttoned coat within an ornate rococo frame, with an inscription naming Burchard David

Burchard David Mauchart. Line engraving by J. C. Sysang after W. D. Maier

Wolfgang Dietrich Maier

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a flower sprig, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Georg Volland. Line engraving by G. Strauch

Line engraving of a seated man in a powdered wig and academic robe, with Latin inscription below, dated 1722.

Johann Abraham Mercklin. Line engraving by A. Nunzer, 1722, after J. M. Krieger

Line engraving of John Locke, a man with wavy shoulder-length hair in a loose robe, in an oval frame on a pedestal.

John Locke. Line engraving by W. Smart after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving of a man in a curled wig and fur-trimmed cloak within a carved stone niche, with an inscription plaque below.

Jean-Baptiste de Silva. Line engraving by G. F. Schmidt, 1742, after H. Rigaud, 1740

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and black coat seated beside bookshelves.

Richard Price. Line engraving by T. Holloway after B. West

Plato. Line engraving

Charles Paul Landon

Charles Bonnet. Line engraving by Rasp

Carl Gottlieb Rasp

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair and lace collar, with heraldic shield below and name Snape.

Andrew Snape. Line engraving by R. White, 1683, after himself

Line engraving portrait of Francis Bacon in a wide-brimmed hat and lace ruff, in an oval frame with caption Lord Bacon.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving after Blyenberch

Oval line engraving portrait of Henry Owen, D.D., an older man in a powdered wig and dark coat, from the European Magazine.

Henry Owen. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1795, after S. Drummond

Samuel Drummond

Marcello Malpighi. Line engraving by J. Kip, 1697

Line engraving portrait of Isaac Newton with long curly hair, dark coat and white cravat against a hatched background.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by A. M. Monsaldi after E. Seeman, 1726

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in an oval frame, with Latin inscriptions around the border.

André Dulaurent. Line engraving by P. de Zetter, 1650

Line engraving portrait of Carolus Linnaeus in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with a book and window with flowers.

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving after G. Lundberg, 1751

Gustaf Lundberg

Johann Jacob Roemer, director of the botanic garden at Zurich. Engraving by J.H. Lips

Johann Heinrich Lips

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and bow tie, labelled Professor Graham, Master of the Mint.

Thomas Graham. Line engraving by C. Cook after a photograph by Maull & Polyblank

Maull & Polyblank

Peter Simon Pallas. Line engraving by J.C. Krüger

Johann Conrad Krüger

John Abernethy. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance

George Dance the Younger

Line engraving portrait of a bald man in a dark high-collared coat and white cravat, captioned Carlo Guattani.

Carlo Guattani. Line engraving by G. Marcucci after G. Cleter

Gregorio Cleter

Egide de Bertrand Pibrac. Line engraving by J. Marchand, 1770, after Lemonnier

Line engraving of Sir Isaac Newton in a long curled wig and white cravat, after Kneller, on a cream page.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by E. Smith, 1821, after Sir G. Kneller, 1702

Godfrey Kneller

Marcello Malpighi. Line engraving by C.P., ca. 1708

Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and a draped cloak, captioned Dr Francis Bernard.

Francis Bernard. Line engraving by W. Angus, 1817

Line engraving portrait of Isaac Barrow with curled hair, white collar and dark gown, in an oval frame with coat of arms.

Isaac Barrow. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth after D. Loggan

Engraved portrait of Sir John Leslie in a dark robe, seated beside a table with a scientific instrument.

Sir John Leslie. Line engraving by J. Horsburgh after Sir D. Wilkie, 1834

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and cravat, signed by Francis Croll.

David Macbeth Moir. Line engraving by F. Croll

Line engraving of a bewigged man in clerical collar beside a large book, with a botanical sprig and draped curtain.

Christophorus Daniel Beurer. Line engraving by G. M. Preisler, 1745, after himself

Georg Martin Preisler

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, in an oval frame above a plaque with medallions.

Pierre Joseph Baveghem. Line engraving by A. Cardon after J. de Landtsheer

Jan de Landtsheer

Antonius Schmid. Line engraving by J.G. Mansfeld after himself

Johann Georg Mansfeld

Line engraving portrait of a long-haired man in a cloak beside bookshelves, a coat of arms and a dog, with a Latin inscriptio

John Heydon. Line engraving, 1800

William Richardson

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace cuffs, resting his hand on a book, within an ornate frame.

Ernst Jeremiah Neifeld. Line engraving by J.D. Schleuen

Johann David Schleuen

Line engraving: oval portrait of a man in a broad hat, with a missionary preaching to seated figures below among palms.

Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp: above, head and shoulders, wearing hat; below, as missionary preaching to Xhosa or K…

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

Walter Charleton. Line engraving by D. Loggan, 1679, after himself

Line engraving of seated Sir Isaac Newton in a period coat beside an armillary sphere, with a handwritten signature below.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1817, after G. M. Brighty after J. Vanderbank, 1720

John Vanderbank

Empedocles. Line engraving after C. Vignon

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and patterned robe, holding a flower, with Latin inscriptions.

Gregorius Queccius (Gregor Queck). Line engraving by J. Pfann after himself

Line engraving portrait of Johann Heinrich Schulze in a curled wig and dark robe, with an inscription below.

Johann Heinrich Schulze. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1728

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Line engraving portrait of Johann August Unzer seated at a desk with books, a quill, and a letter, framed by a curtain.

Johann August Unzer. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles, 1767

Reinier Vinkeles