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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