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Wellcome Collection

2,765 works

Oval engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair, white cravat and buttoned coat, holding a small object.

John Brown [Bruno]. Engraving by J. Heath after J. Donaldson

Line engraving of a bust-length man with curly hair and whiskers, wearing a waistcoat and bow tie, with a signature below.

Hugh Miller. Line engraving by F. Croll

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in fur-trimmed robe and cap, hand on a book, with Italian text below.

Michele Mercati. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after G. Sorbolini

Giuseppe Sorbolini

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

Gottfried Welsch. Line engraving by P. Kilian after E. Lüderitz

Emmanuel Lüderitz

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

Conrad Matthaeus. Line engraving by S. à Lamsweerde, 1654 after himself

Steven van Lamsweerde

Line engraving of a seated older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, captioned Alexander von Humboldt.

Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt. Line engraving by R. Trossin after H. Biow

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment and feathered cap, captioned Niccolo Tartaglia.

Niccolo Tartaglia. Line engraving by A. Locatelli

Antonio Locatelli

Line engraving of a young man with long curls holding a flute and shepherd's crook before a wooded landscape.

A young man as a shepherd, designated as Abraham Cowley. Line engraving by W. P. Sherlock, 1800, after S. Harding aft…

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curly wig, lace cravat and academic gown, with inscription below.

Johann Abraham Mercklin. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth

Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving of a bearded man in a cape beside a skull, open book and globe, with an inscription naming Gregorius Horstius.

Gregor Horst. Line engraving after A. Schuch

Pietro Tabarrani. Line engraving by P. A. Pazzi after L. Guerrini

Liborio di Niccolò Guerrini

Line engraving portrait of Sir Isaac Newton in an oval frame, wearing a long curled wig and white cravat.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by J. Goldar after Sir G. Kneller, 1702

Godfrey Kneller

Oval line engraving of Paul Rycaut with long curled hair, dark coat, and a heraldic crest with inscription below.

Sir Paul Rycaut. Line engraving, 1680, after R. White after Sir P. Lely

Abraham Gotthelf Kaestner. Line engraving by Mackenzie after C. Specht

Ernst Christian Specht

Line engraving portrait of a bald bearded man in dark robes holding a medallion, within an ornate oval frame with a coat of a

Johann Jakob Wepfer. Line engraving by W. Jonkman, 1724

Line engraving of Thomas Sydenham in an oval frame, surrounded by books, a snake, an urn and foliage.

Thomas Sydenham. Line engraving by H. F. Rose, 1822, after himself

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curly wig and cravat, inscribed Daniel Kenricus Medicus.

Daniel Kenrick [Kendrick]. Line engraving by R. White

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with a ruff collar in an oval frame above a pedestal with Latin inscription.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by J. Mansfeld

Johann Ernst Mansfeld

Line engraving of the monument of William Gilbert with obelisks, heraldic shields and a central inscription panel.

William Gilbert: his monument. Line engraving by G. Vertue after J. Deane

Engraved oval portrait of Johannes Roeder, a Nuremberg physician, with long curly hair and a lace collar.

Johannes Roeder, physician of Nuremberg. Engraving by W. Ph. Kilian

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Line engraving portrait of Count Cagliostro in an oval frame with ribbon, above a French verse caption.

Giuseppe Balsamo Cagliostro. Line engraving by C. Guérin, 1781, after himself

Christophe Guérin

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat with his hand resting on a large book beside an ornate chair.

A man holding a large book, formerly designated as Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by T. Vercruis after F. Petrucci…

Line engraving of the philosopher Epicurus with a leaf wreath in his hair, head turned slightly downward, with Italian captio

Epicurus. Line engraving by P. Fontana after L. Agricola after Raphael

Oval engraved portrait of a bald, bearded man in a ruff collar and chain of office, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Petrus de Marchettis. Line engraving by G. Giorgi, 1647

Giovanni Georgi

Line engraving portrait of Johann Friedrich Crell in a periwig and academic robe, with coats of arms and inscription below.

Johann Friedrich Crell. Line engraving by M. Tyroff

Line engraving portrait of John Locke with long curled hair in an oval laurel wreath, with coat of arms and Latin inscription

John Locke. Line engraving by P. van Gunst after J. Greenhill, 1672

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man with long hair in a dark robe, hand on chest, with Latin inscription below.

John Bulwer. Line engraving by T. Berry, 1820, after W. Faithorne

William Faithorne

Line engraving portrait of George Parker, a man with long curled hair and cloak, within an ornamental oval frame.

George Parker. Line engraving by J. Nutting

Line engraving of a man with long curly hair and lace cravat in an ornate oval frame with a Latin inscription.

William Cole. Line engraving by R. White after himself

Engraved oval portrait of a long-haired man in a dark coat and white collar, with Latin inscription below.

John Pordage. Line engraving, ca. 1795, after W. Faithorne, 1683

William Faithorne