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Wellcome Collection

2,765 works

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and fur-trimmed coat, with an inscribed caption reading F. Quesnay.

François Quesnay. Line engraving by J. G. Wille after J. Chevallier, 1745

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace collar, with a coat of arms and verse below.

Georg Peter Pierer. Line engraving by J. Sandrart after B. Block

Benjamin von Block

Line engraving of a bearded man seated in a carved chair beside a lion, globe, instruments and classical busts.

Leonardo da Vinci. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1782, after G. Collani

Gaetano Collani

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in an ornate robe, seated at a table with an open book, inside a floral arch.

Adam Lonicerus. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of a man with dark hair, white cravat and draped cloak, captioned Mr Jameson.

Robert Jameson. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1819, after Peter Morris (J. G. Lockhart)

John Gibson Lockhart

Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a biretta and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin inscriptions.

Johannes Baptista Montanus. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1652, after D. Custos

Dominicus Custos

Line engraving portrait of a man with long hair and draped garment, framed by an architectural border with Latin inscriptions

Nicolaus Blancard. Line engraving after W. Eversdyck

Willem Eversdijck

Line engraving bust portrait of an older man in a dark clerical coat and white collar, captioned Abbé Triest.

Pierre-Joseph Triest. Line engraving by F.S. Goulu

Ferdinand Sébastien Goulu

Diogenes. Line engraving after Raphael

Line engraving of a man with curly wig and cravat in an ornate oval frame with coat of arms and inscription.

John Marten. Line engraving by G. White, 1708, after F. Scheffer

Engraved portrait of Pietro Andrea Mattioli with a beard and beret, holding a quill pen beside a book.

Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Line engraving by C. Faucci after L. Feliciati

Lorenzo Feliciati

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man in a skullcap and ruffled collar, with an inscription and coat of arms below.

Bruno Tozzi. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1764, after A. Coppoli

Alessandro Coppoli

Engraved oval portrait of Leonhard Euler in a wig and cravat, with a globe, telescope and paper below, 1787.

Leonhard Euler. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1787, after E. Handmann

Jakob Emanuel Handmann

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with Italian caption below.

Pietro Pasquali. Line engraving by D. Delfini after himself

Delfino Delfini

Line engraving portrait of John Brown seated at a desk, writing with a quill beside an inkwell, in an oval frame.

John Brown [Bruno]. Line engraving by J. Adam after J. Cagnoni

Engraved portrait of a man in a wig holding a thistle, with mountains, shells and coral in the foreground.

Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, holding a thistle. Line engraving by J. Nutting, 1723, after M. Füsslinus

Melchior Füssli

Line engraving of a seated man in a wig and dark coat with hand on books, framed with a Latin inscription below.

Johann Friedrich Weidler. Line engraving by J. M. Bernigeroth

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and dark doublet, labelled Gaspare Aselli.

Gaspare Aselli. Line engraving by A. Locatelli

Antonio Locatelli

Johann Georg Hoffinger. Line engraving by J.E. Mansfeld after Posch, 1789

Johann Ernst Mansfeld

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man with a bald head and downcast eyes, wearing a draped cloak.

Nicomachus of Gerasa. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1785, after A. R. Mengs after Raphael

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and lace collar, with Latin verse below.

Johannes J. F. Michaelius. Line engraving by J. Offermans

Josua Offermans

Line engraving of a bearded man in polished armour with a lace collar and beaded sash, holding a helmet.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by P. Audinet, 1803, after G. Vertue

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak beside books and a curtain, with a coat of arms below.

Johann Adam Goeritz. Line engraving by A. Geyer, 1727, after J. L. Huschmann, 1718

Johann Leonhard Huschmann

Line engraving of a seated man in a long curled wig and cloak, one hand resting on a book, with ornate furniture behind him.

Robert Boyle. Line engraving by B. Baron, 1744 after J. Kerseboom

Johann Kerseboom

Engraving of a seated stone monument to Francis Bacon in an arched niche, wearing a ruff and wide-brimmed hat.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by G. Cooke after W. Alexander, 1815

William Alexander

Edward Jenner. Line engraving by A. Smith, 1823, after J. B. Drayton, 1805

Line engraving portrait of Abraham Cowley, a man with long curly hair and a draped cloak, hand on chest.

Abraham Cowley. Line engraving by R. Godfrey, 1776, after Mary Beale

Line engraving portrait of a man with a walking stick gesturing toward a wooded landscape, captioned John Moore M.D.

John Moore. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1820, after G. Hamilton

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig resting his hand on a stack of books, with a draped curtain behind him.

Lorenz Heister. Line engraving by J.M. Bernigeroth, 1742

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man with white wavy hair in a dark coat, seated in a carved chair.

Leopold Gmelin. Line engraving by G. Cook after J. Woelfyle