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Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar, with Latin text below.

Gregor Horst. Line engraving

Melchior Sebisch

Line engraving of Michael Faraday in a dark coat working at laboratory glassware on a table.

Michael Faraday. Line engraving by J. Cook after H. Anelay

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and high collar, with an inscription naming Pompilio Tanzini below.

Pompilio Tanzini. Line engraving by S. Leigebe, 1835, after E. Bonajuti

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a white collar, in an oval frame, labeled Sir Thomas Browne.

Sir Thomas Browne. Line engraving by P. Vanderbank, 1683

Peter Vanderbank

Line engraving of a man in an oval laurel frame, flanked by a lion, monkey, eagle and cherub at a pedestal.

Charles Nicolas Sigisbert Sonnini de Manoncourt. Line engraving by E. Voysard, 1802, after C.-L. Langlois de Sézanne

Langlois de Sézanne

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

Pietro Pezzi. Line engraving by G. Bozza after Girolama Bozza after Roberti

Francesco Roberti

Line engraving portrait of an older man in a powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat with a medal, labelled Parmentier.

Antoine Auguste Parmentier. Line engraving by A. Dutillois

Auguste Dutillois

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a quill, with an inkwell and paper on a table before him.

Petrus Lotichius. Line engraving by J. Houbraken

Jacob Houbraken

Engraved portrait of Johann Theodor Eller, seated in a fur-trimmed robe beside books and a globe.

Johann Theodor Eller. Line engraving by J.F. Kauke after A. Pesne

Oval line engraving portrait of Alexander Monro Senior in a powdered wig and dark coat, with inscription below.

Alexander Monro. Line engraving by A. Bell after A. Ramsay, 1749

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly shoulder-length hair, skullcap and white collar, with Latin caption.

Thomas Hobbes. Line engraving after R. Vaughan, 1651

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat, with Latin inscription below.

Johann Philipp Burggrav. Line engraving attributed to J.M. Bernigeroth

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled periwig and cravat, in an oval frame with a ribbon swag and pedestal inscription

Edward Hatton. Line engraving by W. Sherwin, 1711

William Sherwin

Line engraving portrait of a clergyman in a dark cassock and white collar, with a wavy wig, titled L'Épée.

Charles Michel, Abbé de l'Epée. Line engraving by A.V. Sixdéniers

Alexandre Vincent Sixdéniers

Engraved oval portrait of a man with moustache and white collar, framed by Latin inscriptions and a decorative cartouche.

Vopiscus Fortunatus Plemp. Line engraving by T. Matham after J. de Backer

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a pleated white ruff collar, labelled Leon Battista Carcano.

Giovanni Battista Carcanoleone. Engraving by Caterina Piotti-Pirola

Caterina Piotti-Pirola

Giambattista Garzetti. Line engraving by Caterina Piotti-Pirola after Pock

Line engraving of a standing statue of Immanuel Kant on a tiered stone pedestal, holding a hat and cane.

Immanuel Kant. Line engraving by E. Wagner after B. Schwartz

Oval line engraving portrait of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier in period dress with powdered hair and lace cravat, with Italian ca

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Line engraving by A. Gajani, 1815, after J. L. David

Jacques-Louis David

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a flat cap and fur collar holding dividers, with Latin caption naming Nicolaus Ta

Niccolo Tartaglia. Line engraving by P. Galle, 1572

Line engraving portrait of a man with long hair and white collar in an oval frame, captioned Thomas Hobbes.

Thomas Hobbes. Line engraving by W. Faithorne, 1668

William Faithorne

Line engraving of a seated man with a quill and open book, flanked by two oval portrait medallions and Latin inscriptions.

Theophilus de Garencières. Line engraving by W. Dolle, 1672

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-collared coat and cap, holding dividers, with a Latin inscription below.

Niccolo Tartaglia. Line engraving after P. Galle

Thomas Beddoes. Pencil drawing after E. Bird

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled periwig and white collar, with Latin inscription naming Bernardinus Ramazzinus.

Bernardino Ramazzini. Line engraving by J. G. Seiller, 1716

Johann Georg Seiller

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by G. Cooke, 1807, after J. Roettiers, 1739

Joseph Roettiers

Engraved bust portrait of a man with wavy hair and a white collar, with a Dutch verse caption below.

Caspar van Baerle [Barlæus]. Line engraving by P. Sluyter

Jean Nicolas Moreau. Line engraving by P.E. Moitte, 1763, after C.N. Cochin, fils

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Line engraving of bearded Sir Kenelm Digby in a draped cloak, hand on chest, beside an armillary sphere.

Sir Kenelm Digby. Line engraving by B. Reading after A. van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Line engraving of a man in a full curled periwig and lace cravat, inside an oval scrolled frame with a caption below.

William Cockburn. Line engraving by R. White after himself