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Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a high white cravat, wearing a dark overcoat.

Eduard Vincenz Guldener von Lobes. Line engraving by J. Eissner after J. Lange

Line engraving portrait of a bald man in a buttoned dark jacket, captioned P. Ottavio Assarotti.

Ottavio Assarotti. Line engraving by F. Spagnoli

Francesco Spagnoli

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an ornate frame, with astrological charts and a Latin inscription.

Robert Burton. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1800

Line engraving of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Barnaba Oriani, within an oval vignette.

Barnabé Oriani. Line engraving by [A. L.] after V. Demarchi

Vincenzo Demarchi

Line engraving portrait bust of Thomas Hobbes, an older man with long grey hair, moustache and white collar.

Thomas Hobbes. Line engraving by W. Humphrys, 1839

William Humphrys

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man holding dividers over an anatomical drawing, framed by ornate scrolls and putti.

Giulio Casserio. Line engraving by G. van Veen (?)

Gerrit van Veen

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in an embroidered dark coat and medal at the neck, 1826.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Line engraving by C. Lorichon, 1826, after N. Jacques

Nicolas Jacques

Line engraving of a seated man in period dress on a scrolled armchair, with a handwritten signature below.

David Macbeth Moir. Line engraving by D. Maclise [A. Croquis]

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