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Oval line engraving portrait of David de Gorter, seated in a wig and cravat, with a Latin inscription below.

David de Gorter. Line engraving by J. Houbraken after J. A. Kaldenbach

J. A Kaldenbach

Hieronymus Bock [Tragus]. Line engraving after D. Kandel, 1688

Jean Boudin. Line engraving by D. Berger

Line engraving portrait of a man with arms crossed, in an oval laurel wreath and ornate foliate border with Latin verse below

Walter Charleton. Line engraving by P. Lombart, 1657

Line engraving portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption below.

David Rahn. Line engraving by H. R. Rahn, 1857

Johann Rudolf Rahn

Engraved portrait of a bearded elderly man in a ruff collar within an ornate architectural frame with globes and stars.

Philipp Müller. Line engraving by J. C. Höckner after M. Rastrum

Margareta Rastrum

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man seated in a carved wooden chair, hands resting on a cane.

Charles Robert Darwin. Line engraving by C. Cook after Elliot & Fry

Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Line engraving by P. Maleuvre, 1775, after A. Pujos, 1774

Line engraving of a man in a curled wig and dark robe, framed on a pedestal with a German inscription below.

Johann Joachim Becher. Line engraving by J.G. Krügner, senior

Johann Gottfried Krügner

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with the name J.D. Pasteur on the plinth below.

Jan David Pasteur. Line engraving by R. Vinkeles after himself

Reinier Vinkeles

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with a white collar in an oval frame, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms.

Jan Antonides van der Linden. Line engraving by L. Cossinus after A. van den Tempel

Abraham Lambertsz. van den Tempel

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar, with Latin text below.

Gregor Horst. Line engraving

Melchior Sebisch

Line engraving of Michael Faraday in a dark coat working at laboratory glassware on a table.

Michael Faraday. Line engraving by J. Cook after H. Anelay

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and high collar, with an inscription naming Pompilio Tanzini below.

Pompilio Tanzini. Line engraving by S. Leigebe, 1835, after E. Bonajuti

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a white collar, in an oval frame, labeled Sir Thomas Browne.

Sir Thomas Browne. Line engraving by P. Vanderbank, 1683

Peter Vanderbank

Line engraving of a man in an oval laurel frame, flanked by a lion, monkey, eagle and cherub at a pedestal.

Charles Nicolas Sigisbert Sonnini de Manoncourt. Line engraving by E. Voysard, 1802, after C.-L. Langlois de Sézanne

Langlois de Sézanne

Line engraving portrait of Pietro Pezzi, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in an oval frame.

Pietro Pezzi. Line engraving by G. Bozza after Girolama Bozza after Roberti

Francesco Roberti

Line engraving portrait of an older man in a powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat with a medal, labelled Parmentier.

Antoine Auguste Parmentier. Line engraving by A. Dutillois

Auguste Dutillois

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a quill, with an inkwell and paper on a table before him.

Petrus Lotichius. Line engraving by J. Houbraken

Jacob Houbraken

Engraved portrait of Johann Theodor Eller, seated in a fur-trimmed robe beside books and a globe.

Johann Theodor Eller. Line engraving by J.F. Kauke after A. Pesne

Oval line engraving portrait of Alexander Monro Senior in a powdered wig and dark coat, with inscription below.

Alexander Monro. Line engraving by A. Bell after A. Ramsay, 1749

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly shoulder-length hair, skullcap and white collar, with Latin caption.

Thomas Hobbes. Line engraving after R. Vaughan, 1651

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat, with Latin inscription below.

Johann Philipp Burggrav. Line engraving attributed to J.M. Bernigeroth

Johann Martin Bernigeroth

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled periwig and cravat, in an oval frame with a ribbon swag and pedestal inscription

Edward Hatton. Line engraving by W. Sherwin, 1711

William Sherwin

Line engraving portrait of a clergyman in a dark cassock and white collar, with a wavy wig, titled L'Épée.

Charles Michel, Abbé de l'Epée. Line engraving by A.V. Sixdéniers

Alexandre Vincent Sixdéniers

Engraved oval portrait of a man with moustache and white collar, framed by Latin inscriptions and a decorative cartouche.

Vopiscus Fortunatus Plemp. Line engraving by T. Matham after J. de Backer

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a pleated white ruff collar, labelled Leon Battista Carcano.

Giovanni Battista Carcanoleone. Engraving by Caterina Piotti-Pirola

Caterina Piotti-Pirola

Giambattista Garzetti. Line engraving by Caterina Piotti-Pirola after Pock

Line engraving of a standing statue of Immanuel Kant on a tiered stone pedestal, holding a hat and cane.

Immanuel Kant. Line engraving by E. Wagner after B. Schwartz

Oval line engraving portrait of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier in period dress with powdered hair and lace cravat, with Italian ca

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Line engraving by A. Gajani, 1815, after J. L. David

Jacques-Louis David