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Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and dark doublet, labelled Gaspare Aselli.

Gaspare Aselli. Line engraving by A. Locatelli

Antonio Locatelli

Johann Georg Hoffinger. Line engraving by J.E. Mansfeld after Posch, 1789

Johann Ernst Mansfeld

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man with a bald head and downcast eyes, wearing a draped cloak.

Nicomachus of Gerasa. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1785, after A. R. Mengs after Raphael

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and lace collar, with Latin verse below.

Johannes J. F. Michaelius. Line engraving by J. Offermans

Josua Offermans

Line engraving of a bearded man in polished armour with a lace collar and beaded sash, holding a helmet.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by P. Audinet, 1803, after G. Vertue

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak beside books and a curtain, with a coat of arms below.

Johann Adam Goeritz. Line engraving by A. Geyer, 1727, after J. L. Huschmann, 1718

Johann Leonhard Huschmann

Line engraving of a seated man in a long curled wig and cloak, one hand resting on a book, with ornate furniture behind him.

Robert Boyle. Line engraving by B. Baron, 1744 after J. Kerseboom

Johann Kerseboom

Engraving of a seated stone monument to Francis Bacon in an arched niche, wearing a ruff and wide-brimmed hat.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by G. Cooke after W. Alexander, 1815

William Alexander

Edward Jenner. Line engraving by A. Smith, 1823, after J. B. Drayton, 1805

Line engraving portrait of Abraham Cowley, a man with long curly hair and a draped cloak, hand on chest.

Abraham Cowley. Line engraving by R. Godfrey, 1776, after Mary Beale

Line engraving portrait of a man with a walking stick gesturing toward a wooded landscape, captioned John Moore M.D.

John Moore. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1820, after G. Hamilton

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig resting his hand on a stack of books, with a draped curtain behind him.

Lorenz Heister. Line engraving by J.M. Bernigeroth, 1742

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man with white wavy hair in a dark coat, seated in a carved chair.

Leopold Gmelin. Line engraving by G. Cook after J. Woelfyle

Line engraving of a seated man in a fur-trimmed robe beside library shelves, holding a book labeled Lettres de M. Patin.

Guy Patin. Line engraving by M. Ogier, 1685

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long hair, dark cap and white cravat, labelled Effigies Gulielmi Leybourn.

William Leybourn. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1700, after R. White

Line engraving portrait of Ludwig von Hörnick in an oval frame with lace collar, ornate scrollwork and Latin inscription.

Ludwig von Hörnick. Line engraving by S. Furck

Sebastian Furck

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair and cravat, signed Angelo Sismondi, by C. E. Liverati, 1841.

Angelo Sismondi. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curled wig and lace cravat in an ornate scrolled frame with Latin inscription.

John Browne. Line engraving by R. White after himself, 1678

Line engraving portrait of Sir Kenelme Digby, a balding man with lace collar, beside a shelf of book spines.

Sir Kenelm Digby. Line engraving by T. Cross, 1668

Line engraving of a seated man in a dark coat beside a writing desk with an inkwell, quill and papers.

Sir Everard Home. Line engraving by W. Sharp after Sir W. Beechey

William Beechey

Engraved oval portrait of Roger Long in a powdered wig and clerical gown, with name plate below.

Roger Long. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1786, after B. Wilson

Benjamin Wilson

Line engraving of a bewigged man in dark robes holding a quill and document, with Italian inscription and coat of arms below.

Pirro Maria Gabrielli. Line engraving by C. Zocchi

Johann Heinrich Dollfuss. Line engraving by J. R. Holzhalb, 1784, after J. Schwertberger

Joseph Schwertberger

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a skullcap and collar, captioned St Vincent de Paul.

Saint Vincent de Paul. Line engraving after F. Turonen

Charles Paul Landon

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

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Line engraving by A. Massard

Alexandre Pierre Jean-Baptiste Massard

Line engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a cravat and dark coat, with caption naming Thomas Farnese.

Tommaso Farnese. Line engraving by G. Marri after G. Longhi

Giuseppe Longhi

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair and white collar in an oval frame, labeled DESCARTES on a pedestal.

René Descartes. Line engraving after F. Hals

Oval line engraving of Lodovico Barbieri, a man with long curly hair and a lace collar, with an italic caption below.

Lodovico Barbieri. Line engraving by A. Gajani, 1815

Line engraving bust portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, labelled Mr W. Taplin, dated 1789.

William Taplin. Line engraving by W. Walker, 1789

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Francis Bacon wearing a tall black hat and lace ruff, with an inscribed title above.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by A. Bannerman, 1784

Alexander Bannermann