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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

Line engraving portrait of a man in dark robe and white collar, with plaque naming Jan Antonides van der Linden, professor of

Jan Antonides van der Linden. Line engraving, 1720, after A. van den Tempel

Abraham Lambertsz. van den Tempel

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly man in a dark robe and white collar, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Henricus Magnus Heigel. Line engraving by G. C. Eimmart, 1678, after J. P. Auer

Johann Paul Auer

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an oval Latin-inscribed frame.

Ole Worm. Line engraving by G. Wingendorp, 1655, after C. van Mander III

Carel van Mander

Oval engraved portrait of John Evelyn with long curled hair and lace collar, with handwritten signatures below.

John Evelyn. Line engraving by J. Swaine

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark robe, with an inscription naming Johann Zacharias Platner.

Johann Zacharias Platner. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth, 1728

Martin Bernigeroth

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford. Line engraving by T. Müller

Théodore Müller

Line engraving of a man with curled hair and cravat in an oval frame, with a cartouche inscribed Andreas Petermann.

Andreas Petermann. Line engraving by J.C. Oberdorffer

Johann Christoph Oberdörffer

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a rod and a globe, with a Latin motto above.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by R. Vaughan

Oval line engraving of Sir Hans Sloane in a curled periwig and white cravat, with caption below.

Sir Hans Sloane. Line engraving after T. Murray, 1725

Graphite portrait drawing of a man in three-quarter view wearing a cravat and frock coat, with the name Pietro Betti signed b

Pietro Betti. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Line engraving portrait of a seated man with books, a quill and drapery, inside an ornate rococo frame.

Anton Heins. Line engraving by C.F. Fritsch, 1764

Christian Friedrich Fritzsch

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and dark coat, one hand raised, with a rococo name cartouche below.

Abraham Titsingh. Line engraving by J. Houbraken after J. M. Quinkhard, 1742

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a wide hat holding a quill, with a Latin inscription above and below.

Johannes Dryander [Eichmann]. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and waistcoat, hand resting on an open book, labeled Haller.

Baron Albrecht von Haller. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars

William Home Lizars

Line engraving of a man with long wavy hair and fur-trimmed robe in an oval frame, with an inscription on the plinth.

Jacobus Joannes Wenceslaus Dobrzenski [Dobrensky] de Nigro Ponte. Line engraving by J. Balzer after J. Kleinhard, 1772

Johann Kleinhard

Line engraving portrait of Samuel Clarke in periwig and clerical gown, inside an ornate oval rococo frame with books.

Samuel Clarke. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1756, after T. Gibson

Oval line engraving portrait of John Locke, an elderly man in a loose robe, with a cartouche, books and laurel.

John Locke. Line engraving, 1749, after Sir G. Kneller, 1697

Godfrey Kneller

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

Guglielmus Fabricius of Hilden. Line engraving

Line engraving of a bearded classical bust labelled Epicuro, with curly hair and a hatched shaded background.

Epicurus. Line engraving by P. Bettelini after A. Tofanelli

Agostino Tofanelli

Miles Partington. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1800

George Dance the Younger

Johan Gotschalk Waller. Line engraving by J. Gillberg, 1772, after himself

Oval line engraving portrait of John Gregory, M.D., F.R.S., wearing a powdered wig and embroidered coat.

John Gregory. Line engraving by Cook, 1787, after G. Chalmers

George Chalmers