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Line engraving portrait of a man in a full curled wig and white collar, set in an oval frame with Latin text.

Dietrich Conerding. Line engraving by C. Romstet

Christian Romstet

Lithograph portrait of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak with a cross, with French text below.

Joseph Xavier Tissot, in religion Father Hilarion. Lithograph by A. Lalauze [?]

Adolphe Lalauze

Lithograph grid of eight 19th-century men in dark coats, several wearing medals, with French labels and a serpent-cup emblem.

Eight famous European doctors. Lithograph by J.F.G. Llanta, 1832

Jacques François Llanta

Oval engraved portrait of a man in 18th-century dress, framed by grass and a caterpillar, with Latin text below.

Giuseppe Valentino Vianelli. Line engraving by I. Rosaspina after A.F. Adrien

Giuseppe Rosaspina

Sepia chiaroscuro print of Sir Christopher Wren in a laurel wreath, flanked by allegorical figures, putti and St Paul's Cathe

Sir Christopher Wren. Chiaroscuro woodcut by E. Kirkall after H. Cooke after J. Closterman, 1695

John Closterman

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and white cravat, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Johann Andreas Fischer. Line engraving attributed to Caspar (Jasper) Specht

Etched portrait of a seated street singer in a wide-brimmed hat holding a walking stick and song sheets, with a stone wall an

Guillaume de Limoges, a lame street singer. Etching by G. Audran

Oval line engraving of a smiling man in academic gown and wig, with bookshelves and an armillary sphere behind him.

Dominique François Rivard. Line engraving by G.E. Petit as successor to E. Desrochers, 1745

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Line engraving of a bearded man in an oval frame with an ornate cartouche and Latin inscription.

Johannes Antonius Maginus. Line engraving by H. David, 1632, after himself

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and white collar, with Latin inscription below.

Johannes Borgesius. Line engraving, 1654

Line engraving portrait of Christian Perizonius in an oval frame, wearing a dark cap, white collar and gown.

Christian Perizonius. Line engraving attributed to S. van Lamseerde, 1654

Steven van Lamsweerde

Oval engraved portrait of Benedictus Spinoza with curly hair and white collar, above a pedestal with inscription.

Benedictus (Baruch) Spinoza. Line engraving by E. Fessard, 1744

Etienne Fessard

Johann Rudolph Deiman. Aquatint attributed to E. Quenedey, 1800

Edme Quenedey des Ricets

Oval engraved portrait of a man with curly shoulder-length hair, white collar and dark buttoned doublet.

Christopher Bennet. Line engraving by P. Lombart, 1654

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed robe beside law books and an inkstand.

John Hyde. Engraving by W. Sharp after R. Home. Engraving

Engraved oval portrait bust of Charles I in armour and lace collar, with a title plate reading CHARLES I below.

King Charles I. Engraving after W. Dobson

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a beret, framed by Latin inscription and scrollwork.

Lazare Rivière [Riverius]. Line engraving by C. Brunand, 1663

Claudine Brunand

Oval engraved portrait of Jean Riolan, a bearded man in dark clothing and white collar, with French caption below.

Jean Riolan. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint group portrait of four men in oval frames wearing period wigs and dress, with name labels below.

John Dryden, Samuel Garth, John Vanbrugh, and Richard Steele. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Oval engraving of King James I and four Scottish writers in medallions within an ornate thistle-decorated frame.

King James I and VI, with four Scottish writers: Robert Burns, John (?) Home, Allan Ramsay, and James Beattie. Engraving

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a fur-collared robe with chain, labeled Andre Mattioli, botanist and physician

Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark cap and cloak, holding a dial cube among scientific instruments on a table.

Nicholas Kratzer. Line engraving by F. J. Dequevauviller after G. Anastasi after H. Holbein

Hans Holbein the Younger

Antoine Petit. Line engraving by P. Laurent after A. Pujos, 1774

Etched portrait of Thomas Inglefield seated at a drawing table, drawing with his cheek and arm, with a printed caption below.

Thomas Inglefield, an artist born without limbs. Etching by S. Ireland, 1787, after F. Grose

Stipple engraving of a young man in a medallion frame with Latin inscriptions, a snake, urns, and an allegorical scroll below

Vincenzo Chiarugi. Stipple engraving by C. Lasinio, 1804

Colour stipple engraving of a woman with curly hair, white flowers, pearls and blue velvet, captioned Ninon Lenclos.

Ninon de Lenclos. Colour stipple engraving by P. Augrand after J. Petitot

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a brimmed hat and fur-collared coat, labelled Pierre Belon.

Pierre Belon. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Oval line engraving portrait of a bearded man with long hair holding a pen, with Latin inscription below.

Johannes Tilemann. Line engraving

Stipple engraving portrait of a woman with curled hair, flowers and a pearl necklace, with French verse caption below.

Ninon de Lenclos. Stipple engraving by P. Augrand after J. Petitot

Engraved oval portrait of Louis Pasteur, an older bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, on a pale sheet.

Louis Pasteur. Etching, 1891, after Nadar