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Wellcome Collection

2,765 works

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man with curly white hair, hand raised to his chin, labelled Sir J. F. W. Herschel.

Sir John Frederick William Herschel. Line engraving by F. Croll after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Line engraving of a man with powdered hair in an oval frame with laurel wreath, Latin inscription below, 1783.

Charles de Mertens. Line engraving by J.E. Mansfeld, 1783

Johann Ernst Mansfeld

Engraved monument with a marble bust in a Gothic arch, a coat of arms, a serpent, books, and a Latin inscription panel.

Richard Mead. Line engraving, 1755, after L. F. Roubiliac

Louis-François Roubiliac

Adrianus Junius [Adriaen de Jonghe]. Line engraving by C. de Visscher

Cornelis Visscher

Line engraving portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat within an ornate frame with books and a Dutch inscription.

Galenus Abrahamsz. Line engraving by J. C. Philips after himself

Jan Caspar Philips

Line engraving bust portrait of a man with powdered curled hair and ruffled cravat, captioned Lavoisier.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Line engraving by A. Marchi after J. L. David

Jacques-Louis David

Line engraving portrait of a man in a periwig and lace cravat within an ornate frame, with Latin inscription below.

Samuel Grass. Line engraving by B. Strahowsky

Johann Bartholomäus Strahowsky

Petrus Camper. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles, 1778, after himself

Reinier Vinkeles

Engraved portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh in an oval frame, with a putto writing beside a globe and instruments below.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by W. Sharp after J. Houbraken, 1739

Jacob Houbraken

Line engraving of bearded Guillaume Vavasseur in an oval frame with ruff collar, inscription below.

Guillaume Vavasseur. Line engraving by S. F. Ravenet, 1749, after A. Humblot

Antoine Humblot

Oval line engraving of a man with curly wig and cravat, inscribed Joannes Raius on a plinth below.

John Ray. Line engraving after W. Faithorne

William Faithorne

Line engraving of a seated man with curly hair and cravat holding a quill pen over paper, against a draped curtain.

Charles Taylor. Line engraving by C. Warren after T. Uwins

Line engraving portrait of Domenico Bruschi, a man with curly hair and closed eyes, in dark coat, with Italian inscription.

Domenico Bruschi. Line engraving by G. Bonatti, 1834, after S. Massari

Silvestro Massari

Line engraving portrait of a man in curled wig holding a skull, with a Latin inscription naming Frederik Ruysch.

Frederik Ruysch. Line engraving by J. E. Krauss after J. Pool

Pool Juriaan, 1665 or

Line engraving portrait of a man with short dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with a handwritten name below.

Frans van der Breggen. Line engraving by W. van Senus after L. de Koningh

Leendert de Koningh

Line engraving portrait of Paolo Mascagni, a man in dark coat and frilled cravat, head turned, against a shaded oval backgrou

Paolo Mascagni. Line engraving by Nargot

Engraved portrait of a man with tousled hair, dark coat and white cravat against a dark hatched background.

Edward Daniel Clarke. Line engraving by R. Golding, 1811, after J. Opie

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and ruffled jabot, in an oval frame above a labeled plinth.

Jean Lompagieu Lapole. Line engraving by J. B. Bigant after L. Boquet

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, with a floral garland above and seashells and a crab below.

Johann Jacob von Well. Line engraving by J.E. Mansfeld after J. Hickel

Line engraving of the philosopher Heraclitus gesturing in a landscape with a pyramid, framed by rococo scrollwork.

Heraclitus. Line engraving by B. S. Setlezky after G. B. Göz (Goetz)

Gottfried Bernhard Göz

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak, in an oval frame, with an inscription plaque below.

Johann Philipp Seip. Line engraving by J. C. Sysang

Johann Christoph Sysang

Oval line engraving portrait of Robert Thoroton, a man with long curled hair and a white lace collar, dark coat.

Robert Thoroton. Line engraving by W. Walker and J. Walker, 1791

Engraved portrait of John Napier seated with a skull cap, hand on an open book, beside a globe, in an oval frame.

John Napier, seated, wearing a skull cap, his right hand resting on an open book. Line engraving by R. Cooper

Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by A. Collas, 1855

Leonardo da Vinci. Line engraving by G. Cooke

Line engraving portrait of Jérome de Lalande in an ornate frame, holding a globe, with a verse caption below.

Joseph Jérome de Lalande. Line engraving by C. F. Fritschius after A. Pujos, 1773

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair, white collar and dark coat, with Latin motto and coat of arms.

Franciscus Sylvius [Deleboe]. Line engraving by R. White after C. van Dalen

Cornelis van Dalen

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak holding dividers at a desk with an inkwell and geometric drawings.

Niccolo Tartaglia. Line engraving, 1682, after P. Galle

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair and mustache in a dark collared robe, within an ornate baroque frame.

Martin Christoph Mezger. Line engraving by B. Kilian after B. Block

Benjamin von Block

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a buttoned coat within an ornate rococo frame, with an inscription naming Burchard David

Burchard David Mauchart. Line engraving by J. C. Sysang after W. D. Maier

Wolfgang Dietrich Maier