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Engraving of an allegorical pharmacy interior with a portrait medallion, bookshelves, barrels, a serpent, and robed figures.

Christoph Horch. Line engraving by J.E. Gericke

Johann Ernst Gericke

Line engraving of an elderly man with wavy hair and lace collar in an oval frame, by Francesco Bartolozzi.

John Evelyn. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1776, after himself

Francesco Bartolozzi

Line engraving portrait of a mustached man in a dark jacket and bow tie, inside an oval frame with printed caption.

Sabino Olegário Ludgero Pinho. Line engraving by J. Eissenhardt

Johannes Kaspar Eissenhardt

Line engraving of a bust portrait of a man in a wig and lace jabot, on an inscribed pedestal with a quill pen.

Johann Georg Zimmermann. Line engraving by J.R. Holzhalb, 1768

Johann Rudolf Holzhalb

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with a Latin inscription naming Johannes Sambucus below.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by P. Galle, 1572

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat in an oval vignette, captioned Edward Daniel Clarke.

Edward Daniel Clarke. Line engraving by Mrs D. Turner, 1824, after J. Opie, 1807

Oval engraved portrait of bearded Johann Vesling in a dark gown and white collar, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Johann Vesling. Line engraving by J. Georgi, 1647

Giovanni Georgi

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man in a white wig and clerical bands, with stacked books and the name Samuel Dale below

Samuel Dale. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1737

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a large lace ruff collar, with a Latin inscription above and verse below.

Petrus de Spina. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1652

Line engraving portrait of a bearded older man in an oval frame, fur collar, labeled Robertus Dodoneus on a pedestal.

Rembert Dodoens. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles after J. Buys

Line engraving portrait of Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis in an oval frame with a fur collar and French inscription.

Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis. Line engraving after R. Tournières, 1737

Robert Tournières

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig holding a riding crop, with a French inscription on the pedestal below.

Gaspard de Saunier. Line engraving by D. Coster, 1734, after himself

Line engraving of a seated man in a tricorn hat and powdered wig with wide eyes, hands clasped, beside a wooden chair.

Messenger Monsey. Line engraving by Rivers after T. Forster

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, inside an oval frame with Latin inscriptions.

Adolph Occo I. Line engraving by D. Custos

Dominicus Custos

Line engraving portrait of Caspar Barlaeus, a man in a dark robe and white collar, with a bust and Latin inscription.

Caspar van Baerle [Barlæus]. Line engraving by T. Matham after J. Sandrart

Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

Line engraving of a young man with shoulder-length hair in an oval frame, with a compass and ruler below.

William Hunt. Line engraving by R. White, 1673, after himself

Line engraving of John Radcliffe in an oval frame, wearing a full periwig, with bookshelves and a coat of arms behind him.

John Radcliffe. Line engraving by M. Burghers after Sir G. Kneller, 1710

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving portrait of a man with moustache holding a quill pen, inside an oval Latin inscription frame, dated 1669.

Francisco da Villa Corta Henriquez. Line engraving by A. de Smide

Andrés de Smide

Engraved oval portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, framed by a laurel wreath, with a caption below.

Peter Clare. Line engraving by T. Holloway after himself

Thomas Holloway

Line engraving of bearded Galileo Galilei in fur-trimmed coat sketching a sun and planet diagram on a wall.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by Boutrois & Jouannin after J. A. Laurent, 1822

Jean-Antoine Laurent

Giovanni Rasori. Line engraving by M. Bisi after himself, 1808

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and coat, with a Latin name inscription and coat of arms below.

Georg Daniel Coschwitz. Line engraving by J.F. Rosbach

Johann Friedrich Rosbach

Oval line engraving of a man with long curled wig and lace collar, with Latin inscription naming Iacobus Pancratius Bruno bel

Jacob Pancraz Bruno. Line engraving by H. J. Schollenberger

Johann Jakob Schollenberger

Line engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark frock coat, white cravat and waistcoat, one hand in his coat.

Albert Jan Verbeek. Line engraving by D. J. Sluyter, 1836, after J. A. Kruseman, 1831

Jan Adam Kruseman

François Jacquier. Line engraving by C. Tinti

Empedocles. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1785, after Raphael

Line engraving of a bewigged clergyman in a dark robe with a cross pendant, labeled Belsunce, in an oval vignette.

Henri François Xavier de Castelmoron Belsunce. Line engraving by F. J. Dequevauviller

François Jacques Dequevauviller

Line engraving portrait of David van Gesscher, an elderly man with powdered hair and a ruffled cravat, in an oval frame.

David van Gesscher. Line engraving by B. de Bakker after R. Jelgerhuis

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe holding a book, with an arched frame and Latin inscription.

Burckhardus Mithobius [Mithoff]. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving of a bewigged man with lace cuffs holding a quill, seated before bookshelves, with a printed name caption belo

Cornelis Bontekoe. Line engraving by A. Halweg after himself

Adrianus Halweg

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and cravat, inscribed Bernard Nieuwentijt M.D., in an oval frame.

Bernard Nieuwentijdt. Line engraving by P. van Gunst after D. Valkenburg

Dirk Valkenburg

Charles Hatchett. Soft-ground etching by F. C. Lewis after T. Phillips

Thomas Phillips

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

Joannes Heurnius. Line engraving by W. Swanenburg, 1607

Willem Isaacsz Swanenburg

Line engraving of a seated man in a wig beside a desk with quill and inkwell, with a bust on a pedestal at right.

John Freind. Line engraving by P. Fourdrinier after M. Dahl, 1725

Francesco Redi. Line engraving by A. Zaballi

Antonio Zaballi

Line engraving of Daniel Defoe in a powdered wig and cravat within an ornate oval frame with a coat of arms.

Daniel Defoe. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1706, after himself

Michael Vandergucht

Line engraving of Sanctorius seated in a suspended balance chair beside a table of food, captioned Sanctorius in his Balance.

Sanctorius Sanctorius. Line engraving by J. Beugo

Line engraving portrait of Sir William Knighton, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and patterned cravat.

Sir William Knighton. Line engraving by W. Greatbach, 1838, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Engraved portrait of a man with curled powdered wig in an oval frame, with an inscribed stone pedestal and verse below.

Quirin van Blankenburg. Line engraving by E.L. Creite after J.J. Nachenius, 1745

Jan Jacob Nachenius

Oval engraved portrait of Sir Christopher Wren in a curled wig, with an inset portrait of Hugh Howard below.

Sir Christopher Wren. Line engraving by A. Bannerman after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving portrait of a man with long hair in a dark cloak and white collar, holding a sprig of flowers.

Moritz Hoffmann. Line engraving by P. Kilian after D. Preissler, 1664

Daniel Preissler

Antonio Maria Valsalva. Line engraving by R. Ceracchi

Romuald Ceracchi

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled wig and lace cravat, holding a book, within a lettered frame.

Nicolas Léméry. Line engraving by C. Vermeulen after L. E. Ferdinand

Oval engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark doublet, with an inscription below.

Albertus Kyper. Line engraving by J. Suyderhoeff after D. Bailly

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and clerical collar, with Latin inscription and a coat of arms below.

Rudolf Jacob Camerarius. Line engraving by J. C. Dehne

Johann Christoph Dehne

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain of office, with a candle and open book beside him.

Johann Kueffer. Line engraving by J. van der Heyden, 1631

Jacob van der Heyden

Line engraving of a statue of a robed man holding a scroll, on a pedestal inscribed Thomas Guy Founder.

Thomas Guy. Line engraving after P. Scheemaeckers, 1731

Peeter Scheemaeckers

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe with a skull, book and quill on a table, in an arched frame.

Georg Laube. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Philemon Holland, an older bearded man in a ruff collar seated at a desk with a book and quill.

Philemon Holland. Line engraving by W. Richardson, 1798

William Richardson

Line engraving portrait of bearded Johannes Sambucus in a ruff collar, with book and Latin inscription in an ornate frame.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Alessandro Volta in embroidered coat and lace cravat, with a medal, within an oval vignette.

Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta. Line engraving by G. Bonatti after G. Garavaglia

Giovita Garavaglia

Line engraving portrait of a seated man holding an anatomy book, with surgical instruments, flowers and books on a table.

Giovanni Battista Paletta. Line engraving by J. Bernardi after V. Raggio

Vincenzo Raggio

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap and fur-collared robe, inside an oval frame above a pedestal labelled Franc

François Rabelais. Line engraving by A. Smith after D. Sarrabat

Daniel Sarrabat

Line engraving portrait of Antonius van Leeuwenhoek with curled hair and white cravat inside an ornate scrolled frame.

Antonius van Leeuwenhoek. Line engraving by A. de Blois after J. Verkolje

Line engraving of Captain James Cook in tricorn hat holding a musket, standing before palm trees and a rocky landscape.

James Cook. Line engraving by A. Birrell after H. Dodd, 1785

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and embroidered coat, inside an oval frame with a caption below.

Daniel Bernoulli. Line engraving attributed to J.M. Bernigeroth

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of Charles Leigh M.D. in a curled periwig, white collar and dark gown, shown to the shoulders.

Charles Leigh. Line engraving by P. Rothwell, 1812, after W. Faithorne, 1685

William Faithorne

Line engraving of a bewildered man in academic dress and wig inside an oval frame, with an armillary sphere below.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Line engraving, 1754, after J. Vanderbank, 1719

John Vanderbank

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, lace collar and bow tie, holding a quill pen.

Robert Chamberlain. Line engraving by W. Binneman, 1679

Walter Binneman

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in academic robes and white collar, with a book and biretta beside him.

Johann Wilhelm Baier. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1728

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Oval line engraving portrait of Benjamin Waterhouse, a man with curly light hair, dark coat and white cravat.

Benjamin Waterhouse. Line engraving by R. Reeve, 1801

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and frilled cravat, labelled Dr Charles Hutton beneath.

Charles Hutton. Line engraving by W. Read

Thomas Jefferson. Line engraving by A. Oleszczynsky, 1829, after T. Kosciuszko

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in dark robes and white collar, with a floral garland and book motif.

Florentinus Thaddaeus [Taddeo Alderotti]. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after A. Fedi after G. Traballesi

Giulio Traballesi