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Line engraving of a bust-length man in a curled wig and cloak within an oval frame, with a coat of arms below.

Lorenz Heister. Line engraving by F. Sesone

Francesco Sesoni

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

Gregor Horst. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1650

Engraved portrait of a seated balding man in a dark coat holding a book, with a flower vase and books beside him.

Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm. Line engraving by J. Gerstner after J. Walch

Oval line engraving of bearded Andreas Vesalius beside an anatomical muscle figure, with his name printed below.

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving after J. Wandelaar

Line engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and light waistcoat, with an inscription naming Philipp Carl Hartmann.

Phillip Carl Hartmann. Line engraving by G. Leybold after L. Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and a lace collar, labelled Effigies Caroli Patin.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht

Michael Vandergucht

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bald man with a grey beard in a dark cloak, labelled Luigi Cornaro.

Luigi Cornaro. Line engraving by F. Clerici

Francesco Clerici

Engraved portrait of a seated man in period dress, with a bearded figure, globe and writing desk behind him.

Samuel Coster. Line engraving by R. Perzyn after J. Sandrart

Johann Jakob von Sandrart

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff collar holding a tube, with inscription below.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1762, after G. Zocchi after J. Sustermans

Justus Sustermans

Engraved portrait of Comte de Buffon in an oval, with books, scrolls, quill and inkwell below.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by P. Savart, 1776, after F. H. Drouais, 1761

François-Hubert Drouais

Line engraving portrait of Philipp Lorenz Geiger, a man with curly hair in a frock coat and cravat.

Philipp Lorenz Geiger. Line engraving by F. Rosmaesler after J.W.C. Roux, 1829

Jakob Wilhelm Christian Roux

Line engraving portrait of Johann Georg Volckamer in a powdered wig and gown, within an oval frame with Latin inscription.

Johann Georg Volckamer. Line engraving after D. d'Savoye

Daniel de Savoye

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curled shoulder-length hair and a lace cravat, signed M. Marlow.

John Mayne. Line engraving by M. Marlow, 1674

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and fur-trimmed coat, with an inscribed caption reading F. Quesnay.

François Quesnay. Line engraving by J. G. Wille after J. Chevallier, 1745

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace collar, with a coat of arms and verse below.

Georg Peter Pierer. Line engraving by J. Sandrart after B. Block

Benjamin von Block

Line engraving of a bearded man seated in a carved chair beside a lion, globe, instruments and classical busts.

Leonardo da Vinci. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1782, after G. Collani

Gaetano Collani

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in an ornate robe, seated at a table with an open book, inside a floral arch.

Adam Lonicerus. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of a man with dark hair, white cravat and draped cloak, captioned Mr Jameson.

Robert Jameson. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1819, after Peter Morris (J. G. Lockhart)

John Gibson Lockhart

Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a biretta and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin inscriptions.

Johannes Baptista Montanus. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1652, after D. Custos

Dominicus Custos

Line engraving portrait of a man with long hair and draped garment, framed by an architectural border with Latin inscriptions

Nicolaus Blancard. Line engraving after W. Eversdyck

Willem Eversdijck

Line engraving bust portrait of an older man in a dark clerical coat and white collar, captioned Abbé Triest.

Pierre-Joseph Triest. Line engraving by F.S. Goulu

Ferdinand Sébastien Goulu

Diogenes. Line engraving after Raphael

Line engraving of a man with curly wig and cravat in an ornate oval frame with coat of arms and inscription.

John Marten. Line engraving by G. White, 1708, after F. Scheffer

Engraved portrait of Pietro Andrea Mattioli with a beard and beret, holding a quill pen beside a book.

Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Line engraving by C. Faucci after L. Feliciati

Lorenzo Feliciati

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man in a skullcap and ruffled collar, with an inscription and coat of arms below.

Bruno Tozzi. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1764, after A. Coppoli

Alessandro Coppoli

Engraved oval portrait of Leonhard Euler in a wig and cravat, with a globe, telescope and paper below, 1787.

Leonhard Euler. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1787, after E. Handmann

Jakob Emanuel Handmann

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with Italian caption below.

Pietro Pasquali. Line engraving by D. Delfini after himself

Delfino Delfini

Line engraving portrait of John Brown seated at a desk, writing with a quill beside an inkwell, in an oval frame.

John Brown [Bruno]. Line engraving by J. Adam after J. Cagnoni

Engraved portrait of a man in a wig holding a thistle, with mountains, shells and coral in the foreground.

Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, holding a thistle. Line engraving by J. Nutting, 1723, after M. Füsslinus

Melchior Füssli

Line engraving of a seated man in a wig and dark coat with hand on books, framed with a Latin inscription below.

Johann Friedrich Weidler. Line engraving by J. M. Bernigeroth

Johann Martin Bernigeroth