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Johannes Gessner. Line engraving by H. Pfenninger

Heinrich Pfenninger

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a soft cap and robe, labelled Michael Nostradamus, with Latin caption belo

Michael Nostradamus. Line engraving by G. W. Knorr

Georg Wolfgang Knorr

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair and lace collar, inside an oval laurel wreath with Latin inscription.

Nicolas Hoboken. Line engraving by C. Hagens

Christiaan Hagen

Pencil portrait of a man with arms folded, wearing a high collar and cravat, signed Carlo Ernesto Liverati, 1841.

Cosimo, Marchese di Ridolfi. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark robe, in an oval frame above a pedestal with skulls.

Johann Christoph Troppaniger. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth, 1729

Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving of seated Captain Thomas Coram with a globe, charts and ships in the background, after Hogarth.

Thomas Coram. Line engraving by B. Holl after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with lace collar inside an ornate octagonal frame with Latin inscriptions.

Johann Georg Fabricius. Line engraving by J. Pfann after himself

Line engraving of a monument to Isaac Newton with a reclining figure, cherubs, and a globe inscribed with his name.

Sir Isaac Newton: monument. Line engraving by P. Fourdrinier after W. Kent and M. Rysbrack

John Michael Rysbrack

Engraved portrait of a man in a curled periwig and dark robe, seated within a stone frame with an inscription below.

Mathieu François Geoffroy. Line engraving by F. Chéreau, 1718, after N. de Largillière

Nicolas de Largillière

Line engraving of an older man in an embroidered coat and lace jabot, with a book, quill and laurel below.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by E. Giroux, 1855

Oval line engraving of a bearded man in a dark gown and white collar holding dividers, with Latin inscriptions.

Johannes Faulhaber. Line engraving by C. Ammon, junior, 1650

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and patterned robe, with Latin inscription in an oval frame.

Philipp Hoechstetter. Line engraving by C. Romstet

Christian Romstet

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat, dark coat and medal, inscribed Prof. G. Vrolik.

Gerald Vrolik. Line engraving by W. van Senus after C. H. Hodges

Charles Howard Hodges

Oval line engraving of a bearded man shown as a classical bust, with Latin inscriptions around the frame and below.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by G.A. Lorenzini after G.B. Caccini

Giovanni Battista Caccini

Engraved portrait of Giovanni Battista Morgagni, a bewigged man at a desk with a book and quill, in an oval frame.

Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by C. Orazio, 1762

Line engraving portrait of Philipp Lansbergen, an older bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and ruff collar, within an oval fra

Philipp Lansbergen. Line engraving by W. Delff

Willem Jacobsz. Delff

Line engraving portrait of a bald man in a dark buttoned cassock and white clerical collar, by G. Guzzi.

Francesco Maurolico. Line engraving by G. Guzzi after P. da Caravaggio

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a cap holding dividers and resting his hand on a globe.

Gerard Mercator [Cremer]. Line engraving by H. Goltzius, 1574

Hendrick Goltzius

Oliver Goldsmith. Line engraving by J. G. Walker, 1801, after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Engraved oval portrait of an older man in a curled powdered wig, with drapery, column, and coat of arms below.

Johann Moritz Hoffmann. Line engraving by G. Lichtensteger after J. C. Fillisch, junior

Oval line engraving of a bewigged man in an academic gown with a white collar, framed by an ornate border and inscription.

Elias Schmidt. Line engraving by J. C. Böcklin

Johann Christoph Boecklin

Oval line engraving of a man in a curled periwig and cravat, with Latin inscription around the border.

Jean-Jacques Manget. Line engraving by J. G. Seiller after B. Guillibaud

Barthélémy Guillibaud

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and white collar, captioned Francesco Redi.

Francesco Redi. Line engraving by B. Bordiga after G. Longhi

Giuseppe Longhi

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap and ruff collar, within an oval Latin inscription frame.

Guglielmus Fabricius (Wilhelm Fabry) of Hilden. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1650

Line engraving of a man with a celestial globe and open book, beneath a sun and crescent moon with faces and stars.

John Gadbury. Line engraving by T. Cross, 1658

John Howard. Line engraving by M. Davis, 1787, after himself

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a light head wrap, with plaque reading L'ABBE CHAPPE below.

Jean Chappé d'Auteroche. Line engraving by J. B. Tilliard, 1772, after J. M. Frédou

Jean Martial Frédou

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, labelled John Aikin M.D., 1823.

John Aikin. Line engraving by F. Englehart, 1823

Francis Engleheart

Line engraving portrait of Benjamin Franklin in an oval frame, with his name and signature printed below.

Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by A. Krausse

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark cloak holding a book, with Latin inscription below.

Niccolò Gualteri. Line engraving by P. A. Pazzi after M. M. Gozzi

Maria Maddalena Gozzi