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Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat, labelled William Stukeley M.D. F.R.S.

William Stukeley. Line engraving by P. Rothwell, 1812, after Sir G. Kneller, 1721

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair and lace cravat, in an oval frame with a coat of arms below.

Robert Johnson. Line engraving by R. White, 1684

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and lace collar in an oval wreath, labelled Johannes Mayow.

John Mayow. Line engraving by or attributed to W. Faithorne, 1674

William Faithorne

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white collar, with a landscape vignette in the upper left corner.

Guy Patin. Line engraving by A. Masson, 1670, after himself

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an oval frame, labelled Dr François Maalzon, Syndicus van Westfriesla

Frans Maelson [Maalzon]. Line engraving by J. Houbraken after J. Wierix

Johannes Wierix

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a periwig and ornate coat, with a coat of arms and stacked books below.

Francesco, Count Roncalli-Parolino. Line engraving by F. Zucchi, 1741

Francesco Zucchi

Line engraving portrait of a man with short grey hair in a dark coat and ruffled cravat, captioned Stefano Gallini.

Stefano Gallini. Line engraving by V. C. Padovano after N. Schiavoni

Natale Schiavoni

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat holding a hat, with a Latin caption below.

Christoph Meurer. Line engraving by J. G. Mentzel, 1709

Johann Georg Mentzel

Line engraving of a bearded man in dark dress beside a column with a coat of arms, with Latin inscription below.

Willem Marquis. Line engraving by P. de Jode after A. van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar, labelled Sir Matthew Lister, 1646.

Sir Matthew Lister. Line engraving after P. van Somer, senior, 1646

Paul van Somer I

Sir Christopher Wren. Line engraving by E. Scriven, 1809, after M. Rysbrack

John Michael Rysbrack

Line engraving portrait of Nicholas Saunderson holding an armillary sphere, wearing a curled wig and dark gown.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Line engraving, 1752, after J. Vanderbank, 1719

John Vanderbank

Line engraving portrait of a seated man in a curled wig and gown, hand resting on a book, with Latin inscription below.

Johannes Bohn. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth

Martin Bernigeroth

Oval line engraving of a man in a curled wig and lace collar, with an inscription plate below naming Jacobus Pancratius Bruno

Jacob Pancraz Bruno. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1682

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Oval line engraving of J. L. Petit, an 18th-century surgeon, in a powdered wig and embroidered waistcoat.

Jean-Louis Petit. Line engraving after F. Bonneville after L. Vigée

Antoine de Parcieux. Line engraving by A. de Saint Aubin, 1771, after C. N. Cochin

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Engraved portrait of Sir Isaac Newton in an oval frame, with a seated figure reading and scientific objects below.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by W. Sharp after Sir G. Kneller, 1702

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark buttoned coat and white cravat, with a Latin name inscription below.

Edouard François Marie Bosquillon. Line engraving by A. de St Aubin, 1798, after J. B. Isabey

Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Line engraving of a bewildered man in a powdered wig holding an open book, in an oval frame above an ornate coat of arms.

Philip Jacob Duettel. Line engraving by J.A. Fridrich, 1722

Jacob Andreas Fridrich

Line engraving portrait of Antonio Bertoloni, an older man in a dark cloak and white lace cravat holding a book.

Antonio Bertoloni. Line engraving by R. Bedetti after A. Guadagnini

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a white collar holding flowers, with a skull beside him and Latin text below.

Hieronymus Besler. Line engraving by P. Tröschel

Richard Grindall. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance

George Dance the Younger

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark coat, labelled Sir Samuel Garth, M.D.

Sir Samuel Garth. Line engraving after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and dark gown, framed by scrolled ornament above a coat of arms.

Thomas Burnet. Line engraving by R. White, 1697, after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur collar and cap, writing at a table, with a Latin inscription above.

Jacob Milich. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Vincenz Ritter von Kern, a man with curly grey hair, cravat and dark coat with a cross medal.

Vincenz Sebastian, Ritter von Kern. Line engraving by G. Leybold after C. Leybold

Karl Jakob Theodor Leybold

Domenico Angeloni. Line engraving by G. Morghen

Giuseppe Morghen

Line engraving of a seated man in a fur-trimmed robe beside a writing desk, bookshelves and a bust behind him.

François Quesnay. Line engraving by J. G. Wille, 1747, after J. Chevallier, 1745

Oval engraved portrait of an older man with long hair holding a flower, with Latin inscription below.

Johann Michael Fehr. Line engraving by J. A. Boener, 1683

Johann Alexander Boener

Line engraving portrait of a seated man in a dark coat holding an open book, captioned Joseph Hume Esq. M.P.

Joseph Hume. Line engraving by R. Newton, 1821, after W. J. Newton

William John Newton