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Line engraving portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair, mustache and goatee in a dark coat, labeled Evang. Torricelli.

Evangelista Torricelli. Line engraving by Foi, 1857

Line engraving of a bewigged man in lace cuffs within an oval frame, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Johann Heinrich Menrad de Vorwaltern. Line engraving by J. Mörl

Engraved portrait of a bearded cleric seated with a globe and dividers, with a Latin inscription below.

Joannes Carolus de La Faille. Line engraving by A. Lommelin, 1646, after A. van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Jonas Dryander. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell, 1811, after G. Dance, 1795

George Dance the Younger

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a wig, surrounded by alchemical furnaces and flasks, with a landscape vignette below.

Ambrose Godfrey [Hanckwitz]. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1718, after R. Schmutz

Line engraving portrait of Francesco Bianchini, a man in a skullcap and striped coat with lace jabot.

Francesco Bianchini. Line engraving by G. Bozza after C. Rizzardini

Cecilia Rizzardini

Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by J. H. Lips, 1780, after himself

Johann Heinrich Lips

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curly wig and lace cravat holding a book, inscribed Nicolas Lémery.

Nicolas Léméry. Line engraving by F. Pilsen

Line engraving of a seated man in a dark robe and lace collar, hand on a book, with a printed name caption below.

Christophorus Nicolai. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1728

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, with a Latin caption naming Johannes Juncker below.

Johannes Juncker. Line engraving after J.A. Ruediger

Johann Anton Rüdiger

John Abercrombie. Engraving by F. Croll

Line engraving portrait of Johann Georg Hoyer in an oval frame with a curled wig, cloak, and coat of arms below.

Johann Georg Hoyer. Line engraving after M. Tyroff

Line engraving of a seated bearded man in a robe holding a globe and rolled chart, labelled Galileo Galilei.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by G. B. Gatti after E. Demi, 1839

Paolo Emilio Demi

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 Hendrik 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