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Charles Hatchett. Soft-ground etching by F. C. Lewis after T. Phillips

Thomas Phillips

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin text in an oval frame.

Joannes Heurnius. Line engraving by W. Swanenburg, 1607

Willem Isaacsz Swanenburg

Line engraving of a seated man in a wig beside a desk with quill and inkwell, with a bust on a pedestal at right.

John Freind. Line engraving by P. Fourdrinier after M. Dahl, 1725

Francesco Redi. Line engraving by A. Zaballi

Antonio Zaballi

Line engraving of Daniel Defoe in a powdered wig and cravat within an ornate oval frame with a coat of arms.

Daniel Defoe. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1706, after himself

Michael Vandergucht

Line engraving of Sanctorius seated in a suspended balance chair beside a table of food, captioned Sanctorius in his Balance.

Sanctorius Sanctorius. Line engraving by J. Beugo

Line engraving portrait of Sir William Knighton, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and patterned cravat.

Sir William Knighton. Line engraving by W. Greatbach, 1838, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Engraved portrait of a man with curled powdered wig in an oval frame, with an inscribed stone pedestal and verse below.

Quirin van Blankenburg. Line engraving by E.L. Creite after J.J. Nachenius, 1745

Jan Jacob Nachenius

Oval engraved portrait of Sir Christopher Wren in a curled wig, with an inset portrait of Hugh Howard below.

Sir Christopher Wren. Line engraving by A. Bannerman after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving portrait of a man with long hair in a dark cloak and white collar, holding a sprig of flowers.

Moritz Hoffmann. Line engraving by P. Kilian after D. Preissler, 1664

Daniel Preissler

Antonio Maria Valsalva. Line engraving by R. Ceracchi

Romuald Ceracchi

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled wig and lace cravat, holding a book, within a lettered frame.

Nicolas Léméry. Line engraving by C. Vermeulen after L. E. Ferdinand

Oval engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark doublet, with an inscription below.

Albertus Kyper. Line engraving by J. Suyderhoeff after D. Bailly

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and clerical collar, with Latin inscription and a coat of arms below.

Rudolf Jacob Camerarius. Line engraving by J. C. Dehne

Johann Christoph Dehne

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain of office, with a candle and open book beside him.

Johann Kueffer. Line engraving by J. van der Heyden, 1631

Jacob van der Heyden

Line engraving of a statue of a robed man holding a scroll, on a pedestal inscribed Thomas Guy Founder.

Thomas Guy. Line engraving after P. Scheemaeckers, 1731

Peeter Scheemaeckers

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe with a skull, book and quill on a table, in an arched frame.

Georg Laube. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Philemon Holland, an older bearded man in a ruff collar seated at a desk with a book and quill.

Philemon Holland. Line engraving by W. Richardson, 1798

William Richardson

Line engraving portrait of bearded Johannes Sambucus in a ruff collar, with book and Latin inscription in an ornate frame.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Alessandro Volta in embroidered coat and lace cravat, with a medal, within an oval vignette.

Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta. Line engraving by G. Bonatti after G. Garavaglia

Giovita Garavaglia

Line engraving portrait of a seated man holding an anatomy book, with surgical instruments, flowers and books on a table.

Giovanni Battista Paletta. Line engraving by J. Bernardi after V. Raggio

Vincenzo Raggio

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap and fur-collared robe, inside an oval frame above a pedestal labelled Franc

François Rabelais. Line engraving by A. Smith after D. Sarrabat

Daniel Sarrabat

Line engraving portrait of Antonius van Leeuwenhoek with curled hair and white cravat inside an ornate scrolled frame.

Antonius van Leeuwenhoek. Line engraving by A. de Blois after J. Verkolje

Line engraving of Captain James Cook in tricorn hat holding a musket, standing before palm trees and a rocky landscape.

James Cook. Line engraving by A. Birrell after H. Dodd, 1785

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and embroidered coat, inside an oval frame with a caption below.

Daniel Bernoulli. Line engraving attributed to J.M. Bernigeroth

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of Charles Leigh M.D. in a curled periwig, white collar and dark gown, shown to the shoulders.

Charles Leigh. Line engraving by P. Rothwell, 1812, after W. Faithorne, 1685

William Faithorne

Line engraving of a bewildered man in academic dress and wig inside an oval frame, with an armillary sphere below.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Line engraving, 1754, after J. Vanderbank, 1719

John Vanderbank

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, lace collar and bow tie, holding a quill pen.

Robert Chamberlain. Line engraving by W. Binneman, 1679

Walter Binneman

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in academic robes and white collar, with a book and biretta beside him.

Johann Wilhelm Baier. Line engraving by W. P. Kilian, 1728

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Oval line engraving portrait of Benjamin Waterhouse, a man with curly light hair, dark coat and white cravat.

Benjamin Waterhouse. Line engraving by R. Reeve, 1801