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Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and ruffled jabot, in an oval frame above a labeled plinth.

Jean Lompagieu Lapole. Line engraving by J. B. Bigant after L. Boquet

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, with a floral garland above and seashells and a crab below.

Johann Jacob von Well. Line engraving by J.E. Mansfeld after J. Hickel

Line engraving of the philosopher Heraclitus gesturing in a landscape with a pyramid, framed by rococo scrollwork.

Heraclitus. Line engraving by B. S. Setlezky after G. B. Göz (Goetz)

Gottfried Bernhard Göz

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak, in an oval frame, with an inscription plaque below.

Johann Philipp Seip. Line engraving by J. C. Sysang

Johann Christoph Sysang

Oval line engraving portrait of Robert Thoroton, a man with long curled hair and a white lace collar, dark coat.

Robert Thoroton. Line engraving by W. Walker and J. Walker, 1791

Engraved portrait of John Napier seated with a skull cap, hand on an open book, beside a globe, in an oval frame.

John Napier, seated, wearing a skull cap, his right hand resting on an open book. Line engraving by R. Cooper

Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by A. Collas, 1855

Leonardo da Vinci. Line engraving by G. Cooke

Line engraving portrait of Jérome de Lalande in an ornate frame, holding a globe, with a verse caption below.

Joseph Jérome de Lalande. Line engraving by C. F. Fritschius after A. Pujos, 1773

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair, white collar and dark coat, with Latin motto and coat of arms.

Franciscus Sylvius [Deleboe]. Line engraving by R. White after C. van Dalen

Cornelis van Dalen

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak holding dividers at a desk with an inkwell and geometric drawings.

Niccolo Tartaglia. Line engraving, 1682, after P. Galle

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair and mustache in a dark collared robe, within an ornate baroque frame.

Martin Christoph Mezger. Line engraving by B. Kilian after B. Block

Benjamin von Block

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a buttoned coat within an ornate rococo frame, with an inscription naming Burchard David

Burchard David Mauchart. Line engraving by J. C. Sysang after W. D. Maier

Wolfgang Dietrich Maier

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a flower sprig, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Georg Volland. Line engraving by G. Strauch

Line engraving of a seated man in a powdered wig and academic robe, with Latin inscription below, dated 1722.

Johann Abraham Mercklin. Line engraving by A. Nunzer, 1722, after J. M. Krieger

Line engraving of John Locke, a man with wavy shoulder-length hair in a loose robe, in an oval frame on a pedestal.

John Locke. Line engraving by W. Smart after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving of a man in a curled wig and fur-trimmed cloak within a carved stone niche, with an inscription plaque below.

Jean-Baptiste de Silva. Line engraving by G. F. Schmidt, 1742, after H. Rigaud, 1740

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and black coat seated beside bookshelves.

Richard Price. Line engraving by T. Holloway after B. West

Plato. Line engraving

Charles Paul Landon

Charles Bonnet. Line engraving by Rasp

Carl Gottlieb Rasp

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair and lace collar, with heraldic shield below and name Snape.

Andrew Snape. Line engraving by R. White, 1683, after himself

Line engraving portrait of Francis Bacon in a wide-brimmed hat and lace ruff, in an oval frame with caption Lord Bacon.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving after Blyenberch

Oval line engraving portrait of Henry Owen, D.D., an older man in a powdered wig and dark coat, from the European Magazine.

Henry Owen. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1795, after S. Drummond

Samuel Drummond

Marcello Malpighi. Line engraving by J. Kip, 1697

Line engraving portrait of Isaac Newton with long curly hair, dark coat and white cravat against a hatched background.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by A. M. Monsaldi after E. Seeman, 1726

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in an oval frame, with Latin inscriptions around the border.

André Dulaurent. Line engraving by P. de Zetter, 1650

Line engraving portrait of Carolus Linnaeus in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with a book and window with flowers.

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving after G. Lundberg, 1751

Gustaf Lundberg

Johann Jacob Roemer, director of the botanic garden at Zurich. Engraving by J.H. Lips

Johann Heinrich Lips

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and bow tie, labelled Professor Graham, Master of the Mint.

Thomas Graham. Line engraving by C. Cook after a photograph by Maull & Polyblank

Maull & Polyblank

Peter Simon Pallas. Line engraving by J.C. Krüger

Johann Conrad Krüger