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

Daniel Sennert. Line engraving by M. Merian, 1628

Matthäus Merian

Line engraving in an oval frame of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Melchiorre Gioia. Line engraving by Boara after S. Jesi

Engraved oval portrait of John Locke in a curled periwig and lace collar, with a coat of arms below.

John Locke. Line engraving by J. Nutting after S. Brownover

Sylvester Brownover

Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man with a lace collar and patterned doublet, with Latin inscriptions around the fr

Giovanni Imperiale. Line engraving by A. Salmincio, 1640

Andrea Salmincio

John Caius. Line engraving by K. Ammon, 1650

Line engraving of a bearded statue of Galileo Galilei in a long robe, resting on a pedestal with a globe and instruments.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by F. Spagnoli after G. Asioli after A. Costoli

Aristodemo Costoli

Oval line engraving of bearded elderly man in fur-trimmed robe holding an open book, with Latin inscriptions, 1580.

Heinrich Paxmann. Line engraving by Frantz Friderich, 1580

Frantz Friderich

Leonardo da Vinci. Line engraving by A. Collas

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a dark robe and white collar, seated before a draped curtain, with a Latin inscription be

Giovanni Battista Nelli. Line engraving by V. Franceschini after J. D. Ferretti

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti

Oval engraved portrait of a woman in lace collar and pearl necklaces, holding an open book labeled Psalmes.

Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke. Line engraving by B. Reading after S. van der Passe

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and white collar, with Latin inscription and verse caption.

William Salmon. Line engraving by W. Sherwin, 1671, after himself

William Sherwin

Line engraving of an older seated man in a dark coat beside a book and tricorn hat, in an interior with a window.

Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by F. D. Née after L. G. de Carmontelle, 1780

L. G. de Carmontelle

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long hair, mustache, lace collar and chain, captioned John Hevelius.

Joannes Hevelius [Hewelke]. Line engraving by J. Baker after A. Stech, 1677

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