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Karl Gustav Carus. Line engraving, 1884, after David d'Angers

Line engraving of a man with long curled hair and white collar in an oval frame, with a coat of arms below.

Nathaniel Highmore. Line engraving by A. Blooteling

Abraham Blooteling

Line engraving of a bearded man in dark robes and ruff collar beside a writing table with inkwell and book.

Ambroise Paré. Line engraving by Leclerc, 1838, after C. Jacquand

Claudius Jacquand

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig and cloak, gesturing with one hand, with Latin caption below.

Hendrik van Deventer. Line engraving by P. Bouttats after T. van der Wilt

Thomas van der Wilt

Line engraving of a seated older man in a dark fur-trimmed gown beside a stone column, with Latin inscription below.

William Harvey. Line engraving by J. Hall, 1766

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark coat with white cravat, with signature below.

William Stukeley. Line engraving by P. Audinet, 1817, after Sir G. Kneller, 1721

Godfrey Kneller

Engraved portrait of a young man with curly hair, cheek resting on his hand, with a handwritten signature below.

John Keats. Engraving by W.B. Scott after J. Severn, 1819

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, cravat and coat, labelled Boerhaave.

Hermann Boerhaave. Line engraving by F. Anderloni after G. Garavaglia

Giovita Garavaglia

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar within a stone niche, with a scrolled inscription below.

John Gerard. Line engraving by T. Berry after J. Payne, 1633

John Sims. Line engraving by Mrs D. Turner, 1817, after B. Pistrucci

Benedetto Pistrucci

Hugh Downman. Line engraving by J. Fittler after J. Downman, 1796

Oval engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair and white collar, with Latin inscription and verse below.

Cornelis Stalpart van der Wiel. Line engraving after S. Ruisch

Line engraving of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff in an oval frame, with a cherub, scepter and books below.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1738

Jacob Houbraken

Line engraving portrait of Hermann Conring with long wavy hair and white collar, inside an oval frame with Latin text.

Hermann Conring. Line engraving by J. Sandrart, 1666

Jakob von Sandrart

Engraved portrait of Thomas Denman, an older man with white hair in a dark coat, within a ruled border.

Thomas Denman. Line engraving by W. Skelton, 1792, after L. F. Abbott

Lemuel Francis Abbott

Antoni de Haen. Line engraving by J. Adam after G. Prochaska

Georg Prochaska

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bald man with white hair in a dark coat and striped shirt, signed Jeremy Bentham.

Jeremy Bentham. Line engraving by W. H. Worthington after himself

William Henry Worthington

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a wig holding a quill pen over papers, with a lamp on the desk beside him.

Joseph Priestley. Line engraving by T. Holloway, 1795, after W. Artaud

Line engraving of a seated man in dark coat at a desk with quill pen, inkwells and papers, after a painting by Beechey.

Sir Everard Home. Line engraving, 1810, after Sir W. Beechey

William Beechey

Engraved portrait of Sir Hugh Myddelton in ruff and chain of office, one hand resting on a shell spilling water over a rock.

Sir Hugh Myddelton, his hand resting on a shell, from which flows water, set on a rock. Line engraving by G. Vertue,…

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

Engraved oval portrait of a bewigged man in academic robes, with a pedestal below holding a snake and books.

Archibald Pitcairne. Line engraving by R. Strange after J.B. de Medina

John Baptist Medina

Engraved full-length portrait of Thomas Coram with a basket infant at his feet and the Foundling Hospital behind him.

Thomas Coram, in the foreground an infant in a basket, in the background the Foundling Hospital. Line engraving by J.…

Balthasar Nebot

Engraved print of the Sir Isaac Newton monument in Westminster Abbey, with a seated figure, globe, cherubs and obelisk.

Sir Isaac Newton: monument. Line engraving by J. Fittler, 1794, after Riley after W. Kent and M. Rysbrack

Line engraving of a crowned, bearded man seated on a throne with a scroll and open book, framed by canopy and Greek inscripti

John Argyropoulos. Line engraving by M. Burghers

Michael Burghers

Engraved equestrian portrait of a bearded man in armour on a grey horse beside a large tree, with a distant landscape.

King Charles I. Engraving by C. Pye after A. van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Line engraving portrait of a man with long wavy hair, white collar and dark cloak in an oval frame.

Peter Chamberlen. Line engraving by T. Trotter, 1794, after R. White

Oval line engraving portrait of Alexander Monro in a powdered wig and dark robe, with an open book and serpent staff.

Alexander Monro. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1775, after A. Ramsay, 1749

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in clerical robes and white collar, with a coat of arms below.

John Wallis. Line engraving by D. Loggan, 1678, after himself

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat within an oval frame decorated with flowers.

Joseph Jérome de Lalande. Line engraving by N. Dupin after A. Pujos, 1773

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled periwig, with drapery, an inscription band and a cherub crest below.

Johann Conrad Brunner. Line engraving by J. G. Seiller after J. J. Schärer

Johann Jacob Schärer