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Engraved oval portrait of Leonhard Euler in a wig and cravat, with a globe, telescope and paper below, 1787.

Leonhard Euler. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1787, after E. Handmann

Jakob Emanuel Handmann

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with Italian caption below.

Pietro Pasquali. Line engraving by D. Delfini after himself

Delfino Delfini

Line engraving portrait of John Brown seated at a desk, writing with a quill beside an inkwell, in an oval frame.

John Brown [Bruno]. Line engraving by J. Adam after J. Cagnoni

Engraved portrait of a man in a wig holding a thistle, with mountains, shells and coral in the foreground.

Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, holding a thistle. Line engraving by J. Nutting, 1723, after M. Füsslinus

Melchior Füssli

Line engraving of a seated man in a wig and dark coat with hand on books, framed with a Latin inscription below.

Johann Friedrich Weidler. Line engraving by J. M. Bernigeroth

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and dark doublet, labelled Gaspare Aselli.

Gaspare Aselli. Line engraving by A. Locatelli

Antonio Locatelli

Johann Georg Hoffinger. Line engraving by J.E. Mansfeld after Posch, 1789

Johann Ernst Mansfeld

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man with a bald head and downcast eyes, wearing a draped cloak.

Nicomachus of Gerasa. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1785, after A. R. Mengs after Raphael

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and lace collar, with Latin verse below.

Johannes J. F. Michaelius. Line engraving by J. Offermans

Josua Offermans

Line engraving of a bearded man in polished armour with a lace collar and beaded sash, holding a helmet.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by P. Audinet, 1803, after G. Vertue

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak beside books and a curtain, with a coat of arms below.

Johann Adam Goeritz. Line engraving by A. Geyer, 1727, after J. L. Huschmann, 1718

Johann Leonhard Huschmann

Line engraving of a seated man in a long curled wig and cloak, one hand resting on a book, with ornate furniture behind him.

Robert Boyle. Line engraving by B. Baron, 1744 after J. Kerseboom

Johann Kerseboom

Engraving of a seated stone monument to Francis Bacon in an arched niche, wearing a ruff and wide-brimmed hat.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by G. Cooke after W. Alexander, 1815

William Alexander

Edward Jenner. Line engraving by A. Smith, 1823, after J. B. Drayton, 1805

Line engraving portrait of Abraham Cowley, a man with long curly hair and a draped cloak, hand on chest.

Abraham Cowley. Line engraving by R. Godfrey, 1776, after Mary Beale

Line engraving portrait of a man with a walking stick gesturing toward a wooded landscape, captioned John Moore M.D.

John Moore. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1820, after G. Hamilton

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig resting his hand on a stack of books, with a draped curtain behind him.

Lorenz Heister. Line engraving by J.M. Bernigeroth, 1742

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man with white wavy hair in a dark coat, seated in a carved chair.

Leopold Gmelin. Line engraving by G. Cook after J. Woelfyle

Line engraving of a seated man in a fur-trimmed robe beside library shelves, holding a book labeled Lettres de M. Patin.

Guy Patin. Line engraving by M. Ogier, 1685

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long hair, dark cap and white cravat, labelled Effigies Gulielmi Leybourn.

William Leybourn. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1700, after R. White

Line engraving portrait of Ludwig von Hörnick in an oval frame with lace collar, ornate scrollwork and Latin inscription.

Ludwig von Hörnick. Line engraving by S. Furck

Sebastian Furck

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair and cravat, signed Angelo Sismondi, by C. E. Liverati, 1841.

Angelo Sismondi. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curled wig and lace cravat in an ornate scrolled frame with Latin inscription.

John Browne. Line engraving by R. White after himself, 1678

Line engraving portrait of Sir Kenelme Digby, a balding man with lace collar, beside a shelf of book spines.

Sir Kenelm Digby. Line engraving by T. Cross, 1668

Line engraving of a seated man in a dark coat beside a writing desk with an inkwell, quill and papers.

Sir Everard Home. Line engraving by W. Sharp after Sir W. Beechey

William Beechey

Engraved oval portrait of Roger Long in a powdered wig and clerical gown, with name plate below.

Roger Long. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1786, after B. Wilson

Benjamin Wilson

Line engraving of a bewigged man in dark robes holding a quill and document, with Italian inscription and coat of arms below.

Pirro Maria Gabrielli. Line engraving by C. Zocchi

Johann Heinrich Dollfuss. Line engraving by J. R. Holzhalb, 1784, after J. Schwertberger

Joseph Schwertberger

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a skullcap and collar, captioned St Vincent de Paul.

Saint Vincent de Paul. Line engraving after F. Turonen

Charles Paul Landon

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed name caption below.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Line engraving by A. Massard

Alexandre Pierre Jean-Baptiste Massard

Line engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a cravat and dark coat, with caption naming Thomas Farnese.

Tommaso Farnese. Line engraving by G. Marri after G. Longhi

Giuseppe Longhi

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair and white collar in an oval frame, labeled DESCARTES on a pedestal.

René Descartes. Line engraving after F. Hals

Oval line engraving of Lodovico Barbieri, a man with long curly hair and a lace collar, with an italic caption below.

Lodovico Barbieri. Line engraving by A. Gajani, 1815

Line engraving bust portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, labelled Mr W. Taplin, dated 1789.

William Taplin. Line engraving by W. Walker, 1789

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Francis Bacon wearing a tall black hat and lace ruff, with an inscribed title above.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by A. Bannerman, 1784

Alexander Bannermann

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frilled cravat, with a German inscription below the oval.

J.C. Wetter. Line engraving by J. H. Lips after Schmutzer

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a wig and academic gown, with the name Foote Gower and a coat of arms below.

Foote Gower. Line engraving by W. Skelton, 1790, after J. Taylor

John Whitehurst. Line engraving by A. Smith, 1788, after J. Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby

Oval line engraving of a man in a powdered wig and period coat, with a Latin inscription naming Andreas Pasta below.

Andreas Pasta. Line engraving by A. Baratti

Antonio Baratti

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man at a desk with a quill and scroll, framed in an arched stone border with Latin text.

Josephus Justus Scaliger. Line engraving by J. de Leeuw, 1739

Jan van der Leeuw

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame with sun, moon, skull and Latin inscription.

Johannes Phocylides Holwarda. Line engraving by C. de Passe after H. Lamminga

Line engraving of René Descartes standing beside a table with a globe, books, inkwell and diagrams.

René Descartes. Line engraving by J. Rebel

Pythagoras. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1782, after R. Mengs after Raphael

Joseph Louis Lagrange. Line engraving by A. Dalcò

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in fur-trimmed robes, framed by putti, laurel and rococo scrollwork.

Giulio Cesare Claudini. Line engraving by L. Tinti after D. de Brizzio

Line engraving of Francis Bacon seated in an arched niche on a pedestal, with Latin inscriptions below.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1730

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and white cravat, in an oval frame with a name cartouche below.

Alessandro Marchetti. Line engraving by A. Luciani

Line engraving of an elderly man in a dark cassock and skullcap, titled St Vincent de Paul, signed by Pigeot.

Saint Vincent de Paul. Line engraving by F. Pigeot

François Pigeot

Frank Sayers. Line engraving by W. C. Edwards after J. Opie

Engraved oval portrait of Nathanael Torriano, a man in a powdered wig, with bookshelves and ornate scrollwork around him.

Nathanael Torriano. Line engraving by A. Walker after A. Highmore, junior

Anthony Highmore

Line engraving of Robert Boyle holding Boyle's Works, with laboratory apparatus shown below in a framed panel.

Robert Boyle. Line engraving by B. Cole, 1753

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on a table with an inkwell and paper.

John Abernethy. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1827, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and white cravat, with a Latin inscription below.

Steven Blankaart. Line engraving by W. van der Gouwen after D. van der Plaats

David van der Plaats

Line engraving portrait of John Flamsteed, a man with curled wig and dark robe, in an oval frame above a plinth.

John Flamsteed. Line engraving by Joseph Baker after T. Gibson, 1712

Line engraving of a bust of Isaac Barrow on a tall pedestal with a Latin inscription panel.

Isaac Barrow. Line engraving by J. Cole

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man with a ruff collar, inside an oval Latin-inscribed frame.

Johann Ludwig Hawenreuter. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1650, after J. van der Heyden

Jacob van der Heyden

Engraved portrait of a man in braided military uniform and fur-trimmed cloak, holding a sword, with Spanish inscription below

Juan Palarea y Blanes. Line engraving by B. Ametller after J. Gálvez after J. Rodríguez

Juan Rodríguez Jiménez

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

Joannes Heurnius. Line engraving by Claudine Brunand

Claudine Brunand

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair and dark coat, with alchemical symbols and Latin text below.

Johannes Friedrich Helvetius. Line engraving by D.C.C. Fleischmann

D. C. C Fleischmann

Engraved portrait of a seated man with a telescope, globe and dividers, framed by wheat and oak leaves, with a Latin inscript

Johann Georg Palizsch. Line engraving by C. G. Schulze, 1782, after A. Graff and J.E. Schenau

Line engraving of John Radcliffe M.D. seated at a table, wearing a periwig, cravat and buttoned coat, hand on chest.

John Radcliffe. Line engraving by J. Fisher after Sir G. Kneller, 1710

Godfrey Kneller

Oval line engraving of a bewigged man in a cravat, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Christian Mentzel. Line engraving by G.P. Busch

Georg Paul Busch

Line engraving portrait of a man in a long curled wig and dark robe, within an oval frame with Latin inscriptions.

Johann Jaenisius. Line engraving by J. Oertl

Line engraving of a man in a feathered hat and fur-trimmed cloak holding a plant, titled Dioscoride, with Italian verse below

Pedanios Dioscorides. Line engraving by G. Burnacini

Giovanni Burnacini