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Wellcome Collection

2,765 works

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar leaning on a table, with a curtain behind and a caption naming Sir Henry Wot

Sir Henry Wotton. Line engraving, 1672, after P. Lombart

Line engraving portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair in an oval laurel wreath, with a coat of arms below.

Robert Bayfield. Line engraving by W. Faithorne, 1657

William Faithorne

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a sprig of leaves, with Latin and Dutch inscriptions.

Theodor Velius. Line engraving by T. Matham

Line engraving oval portrait of Marcello Malpighi, man with wavy hair, dark robe and white collar.

Marcello Malpighi. Line engraving by L. Martelli after F. Rosaspina after C. Cignani, 1683

Pencil portrait of a man with short dark hair in a jacket and cravat, turned to the left, with handwritten name below.

Lodovico Pasini. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Line engraving of a bewigged man in lace cravat and cloak within an oval inscribed frame with a coat of arms.

Giuseppe Cervi. Line engraving by J. à Paloma after V. de Iriarte

Line engraving portrait of John Locke in an oval frame, with shoulder-length hair and a dark coat and white cravat.

John Locke. Line engraving by J. Goldar after Sir G. Kneller, 1697

Godfrey Kneller

Oval line engraving of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Mathurin Altoni. Line engraving by G. Rousselet

Gilles Rousselet

Engraved portrait of a man with long hair and moustache, beside a globe, open book and quill, with a castle landscape behind.

William Lilly. Line engraving by G. P. Wainwright, 1822, after W. Marshall, 1659

William Marshall

Line engraving portrait of Joseph Moxon with long wig and cravat, in an oval frame above a row of book spines.

Joseph Moxon. Line engraving by F. H. van Hove, 1692

Frederick Hendrick van den Hove

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curled periwig and lace cravat, with Latin inscription below.

Friedrich Hoffmann II. Line engraving by J. Rupert

Line engraving portrait of Balthasar Hebenstreit in a curled wig and dark gown, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Balthasar Hebenstreit. Line engraving by J. C. Dehne, 1723

Johann Christoph Dehne

Line engraving of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat in an oval frame, with a statue roundel below.

Johann Georg Kruenitz (Krünitz). Line engraving by D. Berger after H. Francke

Heinrich Franke

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and white collar, within an oval frame on an ornate pedestal.

Niccolò Cirillo. Line engraving by G. Filosi

Giuseppe Filosi

Line engraving of Wolfgang Lazius, bearded man in beret and ruff, holding a scroll beside an inkwell and quill.

Wolfgang Lazius. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat, white cravat and lapel ribbon, Sebald Justinus Brugmans.

Sebald Justinus Brugmans. Line engraving by W. van Senus, 1829, after C. H. Hodges

Charles Howard Hodges

Line engraving portrait of Hermannus Boerhaave in an oval frame, with curly hair and draped cloak, inscribed below.

Hermann Boerhaave. Line engraving by J. Wandelaar

Line engraving of a bust-length man in a curled wig and cloak within an oval frame, with a coat of arms below.

Lorenz Heister. Line engraving by F. Sesone

Francesco Sesoni

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

Gregor Horst. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1650

Engraved portrait of a seated balding man in a dark coat holding a book, with a flower vase and books beside him.

Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm. Line engraving by J. Gerstner after J. Walch

Oval line engraving of bearded Andreas Vesalius beside an anatomical muscle figure, with his name printed below.

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving after J. Wandelaar

Line engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and light waistcoat, with an inscription naming Philipp Carl Hartmann.

Phillip Carl Hartmann. Line engraving by G. Leybold after L. Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and a lace collar, labelled Effigies Caroli Patin.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht

Michael Vandergucht

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bald man with a grey beard in a dark cloak, labelled Luigi Cornaro.

Luigi Cornaro. Line engraving by F. Clerici

Francesco Clerici

Engraved portrait of a seated man in period dress, with a bearded figure, globe and writing desk behind him.

Samuel Coster. Line engraving by R. Perzyn after J. Sandrart

Johann Jakob von Sandrart

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff collar holding a tube, with inscription below.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1762, after G. Zocchi after J. Sustermans

Justus Sustermans

Engraved portrait of Comte de Buffon in an oval, with books, scrolls, quill and inkwell below.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by P. Savart, 1776, after F. H. Drouais, 1761

François-Hubert Drouais

Line engraving portrait of Philipp Lorenz Geiger, a man with curly hair in a frock coat and cravat.

Philipp Lorenz Geiger. Line engraving by F. Rosmaesler after J.W.C. Roux, 1829

Jakob Wilhelm Christian Roux

Line engraving portrait of Johann Georg Volckamer in a powdered wig and gown, within an oval frame with Latin inscription.

Johann Georg Volckamer. Line engraving after D. d'Savoye

Daniel de Savoye

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curled shoulder-length hair and a lace cravat, signed M. Marlow.

John Mayne. Line engraving by M. Marlow, 1674