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Antonio Maria Valsalva. Line engraving by R. Ceracchi

Romuald Ceracchi

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled wig and lace cravat, holding a book, within a lettered frame.

Nicolas Léméry. Line engraving by C. Vermeulen after L. E. Ferdinand

Oval engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark doublet, with an inscription below.

Albertus Kyper. Line engraving by J. Suyderhoeff after D. Bailly

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and clerical collar, with Latin inscription and a coat of arms below.

Rudolf Jacob Camerarius. Line engraving by J. C. Dehne

Johann Christoph Dehne

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain of office, with a candle and open book beside him.

Johann Kueffer. Line engraving by J. van der Heyden, 1631

Jacob van der Heyden

Line engraving of a statue of a robed man holding a scroll, on a pedestal inscribed Thomas Guy Founder.

Thomas Guy. Line engraving after P. Scheemaeckers, 1731

Peeter Scheemaeckers

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe with a skull, book and quill on a table, in an arched frame.

Georg Laube. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Philemon Holland, an older bearded man in a ruff collar seated at a desk with a book and quill.

Philemon Holland. Line engraving by W. Richardson, 1798

William Richardson

Line engraving portrait of bearded Johannes Sambucus in a ruff collar, with book and Latin inscription in an ornate frame.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Alessandro Volta in embroidered coat and lace cravat, with a medal, within an oval vignette.

Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta. Line engraving by G. Bonatti after G. Garavaglia

Giovita Garavaglia

Line engraving portrait of a seated man holding an anatomy book, with surgical instruments, flowers and books on a table.

Giovanni Battista Paletta. Line engraving by J. Bernardi after V. Raggio

Vincenzo Raggio

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap and fur-collared robe, inside an oval frame above a pedestal labelled Franc

François Rabelais. Line engraving by A. Smith after D. Sarrabat

Daniel Sarrabat

Line engraving portrait of Antonius van Leeuwenhoek with curled hair and white cravat inside an ornate scrolled frame.

Antonius van Leeuwenhoek. Line engraving by A. de Blois after J. Verkolje

Line engraving of Captain James Cook in tricorn hat holding a musket, standing before palm trees and a rocky landscape.

James Cook. Line engraving by A. Birrell after H. Dodd, 1785

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and embroidered coat, inside an oval frame with a caption below.

Daniel Bernoulli. Line engraving attributed to J.M. Bernigeroth

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of Charles Leigh M.D. in a curled periwig, white collar and dark gown, shown to the shoulders.

Charles Leigh. Line engraving by P. Rothwell, 1812, after W. Faithorne, 1685

William Faithorne

Line engraving of a bewildered man in academic dress and wig inside an oval frame, with an armillary sphere below.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Line engraving, 1754, after J. Vanderbank, 1719

John Vanderbank

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, lace collar and bow tie, holding a quill pen.

Robert Chamberlain. Line engraving by W. Binneman, 1679

Walter Binneman

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in academic robes and white collar, with a book and biretta beside him.

Johann Wilhelm Baier. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1728

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Oval line engraving portrait of Benjamin Waterhouse, a man with curly light hair, dark coat and white cravat.

Benjamin Waterhouse. Line engraving by R. Reeve, 1801

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and frilled cravat, labelled Dr Charles Hutton beneath.

Charles Hutton. Line engraving by W. Read

Thomas Jefferson. Line engraving by A. Oleszczynsky, 1829, after T. Kosciuszko

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in dark robes and white collar, with a floral garland and book motif.

Florentinus Thaddaeus [Taddeo Alderotti]. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after A. Fedi after G. Traballesi

Giulio Traballesi

Line engraving of a long-haired man in a cap and white collar, hands on books, with a glass bottle and verse below.

Morton. Line engraving by T. Cross after Rogerson

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Hendrik Smet (Henricius Smetius). Line engraving by J. à Montalegre after J. Granthomme

Jacques Granthomme

Line engraving portrait of an older man in a curled wig and dark robe, in an oval frame with a coat of arms below.

Francis Glisson. Line engraving by W. Dolle, 1672, after W. Faithorne

William Faithorne

Line engraving portrait of a balding man in dark clerical dress pointing upward, with a sunburst and Latin inscription.

Petrus Musumeci. Line engraving by A. Zacco, 1825, after himself

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with Latin caption naming Jacobo Baart de la Faille, 1842.

Jacob Baart de la Faille. Engraving by J. P. Lange, 1842, after J. Kayser

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription above and a verse caption be

Lionel Lockyer. Line engraving by J. Sturt

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed coat within an ornate rococo frame.

Samuel Theodor Quellmaltz. Line engraving by J. C. Sysang after E. G. Haussmann

Elias Gottlob Haussmann