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Oval line engraving of a wigged man beside a globe, with the inscription Carolus Leadbetter, Teacher of the Mathematicks.

Charles Leadbetter. Line engraving by H. Roberts, 1734

Richard Brocklesby. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1795

George Dance the Younger

Engraved oval portrait of Comte de Buffon in period dress, with a landscape vignette of mountains, animals and ships below.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1821, after Meyron

Line engraving of a man in fur Lapland dress holding a plant sprig, standing by stacked books, with a drum at his side.

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1843, after M. Hoffmans

William Home Lizars

Line engraving portrait of a long-haired man in a dark gown and white collar, with a coat of arms and Latin caption.

Moritz Hoffmann. Line engraving after D. Preissler

Daniel Preissler

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe and white collar holding a small book.

William Oughtred. Line engraving by [F. S.] after W. Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and dark doublet, with a Latin inscription below.

Joannes Marcus Marci. Line engraving by G. de Groos

Gerard de Groos

Engraved portrait of a bearded scholar in a cap, hands on a book, within an arched frame with Latin inscription.

Conrad Gesner. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Oval line engraving portrait of Joseph Jérome de Lalande, a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, 1789.

Joseph Jérome de Lalande. Line engraving by R. Stanier, 1789, after A. Pujos, 1773

Georg Gottlob Richter. Line engraving by G. D. Heumann after himself

Georg Daniel Heumann

Oval line engraving portrait of Richard Pulteney wearing a turban and buttoned coat, with a cravat, on a dark background.

Richard Pulteney. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1814, after T. Beach, 1788

John Heaviside. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance

George Dance the Younger

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair and lace collar, in an ornate frame above a globe and scrolls.

Sir Kenelm Digby. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1748, after A. van Dyck, 1633

Anthony van Dyck

Line engraving portrait of Tommaso Volpi, an older man with a cravat and dark coat, in an oval frame.

Tommaso Volpi. Line engraving by A. Gravagni after C. Ferreri

Line engraving portrait of Galileo Galilei, a bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar holding an object.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by J. Calendi after Santi di Tito

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap holding a book, with an inscribed arch and floral border above.

Guglielmus Gratarolus. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Edmund Halley in an oval frame, wearing a curled periwig and dark cloak.

Edmund Halley. Line engraving after R. Phillips

Richard Phillips

Line engraving portrait of a long-haired man holding an open book, with a globe, coat of arms, and verse below.

Richard Sanders [Saunders]. Line engraving by T. Cross, 1653, after himself

Oval engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair and white collar, with Latin inscription on a pedestal below.

Martin Birrius. Line engraving by C. Hagen after himself

Christiaen Hagen

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and academic robe, in an oval frame above a pedestal with an inscription.

Johann Jacob Jantke. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1728

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace collar, with Latin inscription below and scrollwork frame.

Georg Wolfgang Wedel. Line engraving by G.A. Wolfgang after C. Schaeffer

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a curled periwig and buttoned coat, with an inscribed caption below.

Georg Erhard Hamberger. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth

Martin Friedrich Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of a man with a long curled periwig, lace cravat and medallion chain, in an oval frame.

Georg Christoph Petri von Hartenfels. Line engraving by P. Kilian after J. Beischlag

Johann Christoph Beischlag

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a broad collar, labelled Gabriel Naudé.

Gabriel Naudé. Line engraving by C. Mellan

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and white collar, with an inscription panel below.

Theodor Henisch. Line engraving by J.G. Bartsch, 1677

Johann Gottfried Bartsch

Line engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a cloak beside a draped curtain, with a flower cartouche and inscription bel

Johann Jacob Scheuchzer. Line engraving by J. B. Brühl

Johann Benjamin Brühl

Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving by A. de St Aubin after J. A. Houdon

Jean-Antoine Houdon

John Berkenhout. Line engraving by T. Holloway after himself

Thomas Holloway

Line engraving of a bearded marble bust labeled Epicurus on a pedestal, with a palm scale bar below.

Epicurus. Line engraving by F. Cepparoli after N. Vanni

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark jacket, inside an oval frame, captioned Galileo Galilei.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by N. Schiavoni after G. Bossi after D. Tintoretto

Domenico Tintoretto