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Johann Caspar Lavater. Engraved silhouette by J. H. Lips [?]

Johann Heinrich Lips

Oval engraved portrait of Heinrich Khunrath in fur collar with dividers, book and dog, framed by Latin inscription.

Heinrich Khunrath. Line engraving by J. Diricks van Campen, 1602

Jan Diricks van Campen

Stipple engraving of Johann Georg Zimmermann in an octagonal frame with quill, scroll, clouds, willow and ivy column.

Johann Georg Zimmermann. Stipple engraving by K.(?) Mackenzie, 1804

Girolamo Cardano. Line engraving by K. Ammon, 1652

Gerbrand Bakker. Line engraving by C. C. Fuchs after W. Lubbers

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair and lace cravat, labeled Balthazar Georges Sage, born Paris 1740.

Balthazar Georges Sage. Line engraving by J. Beauvarlet after F. G. Colson

Guillaume-François Colson

Line engraving of Michel Philippe Bouvart, a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, in an oval frame with Latin inscription.

Michel Philippe Bouvart. Line engraving by B. L. Henriquez, 1776 after F. Bourgoin

Benoît Louis Henriquez

Oval line engraving of a man with powdered hair, fur-trimmed coat and decorations, captioned Le Baron P.F. Percy.

Pierre-François, Baron de Percy. Line engraving by G.L. Lestudier Lacour after J. Delaplace

Delaplace.Jacques, 1767-after

Line engraving of an older bearded man in a dark robe and white collar, resting his hand on a skull beside a book.

François Hérard. Line engraving by L. Cossin (Coquin) after F. Sicre

François Sicre

Line engraving of a young man with curly hair and lace collar in an oval laurel frame, inscribed Regnerus de Graaf, 1666.

Reinier de Graaf. Line engraving by G. Edelinck and J. Edelinck, 1666, after H. Watélé

Caricature of veterinarian Chapard in top hat and apron holding a poodle, with horses and instruments around him.

Chapard, veterinarian at Chantilly. Colour lithograph after A. Bisetzky, 1884

Antoine Bisetzky

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

Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1748, after L. Tocquet

Engraved portrait of Pierre-Joseph Desault, man with powdered hair, fur-collared coat and lace jabot, with printed caption be

Pierre-Joseph Desault. Line engraving by L. J. Cathelin, 1791, after C. N. Cochin, 1788

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Line engraving portrait of Pierre Varignon, a man in a wig and dark robes, within an oval frame with French inscriptions.

Pierre Varignon. Line engraving by E. Desrochers

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and dark robe, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Franciscus Sylvius [Deleboe]. Line engraving by J.L. Durant after C. van Dalen junior

Cornelis van Dalen

Line engraving of a bearded man with curly hair and a white collar in an oval frame, with inscription below.

Vitus Riedlin the elder. Line engraving attributed to J.G. Bodenehr

Johann G Bodenehr

Engraved key sheet with numbered portrait heads of eighteenth-century men and a printed legend of names below.

Key plate to the print of the death of Lord Chatham, in the Upper Chamber of the Palace of Westminster, 1778. Engravi…

John Singleton Copley

Oval line engraving of a bewigged man in a dark gown and white collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Jean Foy Vaillant. Line engraving by N. Habert, 1688

Nicolas. Habert

Line engraving portrait of Frederik William Boers in a powdered wig and lace jabot, within an oval frame with inscription.

Frederik William Boers. Line engraving by L. J. Cathelin, 1784, after C. N. Cochin

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Line engraving of Buffon in an oval frame with laurel wreath, wearing a powdered wig and lace jabot.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by L.J. Cathelin, 1800, after F. H. Drouais, 1761

François-Hubert Drouais

Line engraving portrait of a man in a cap and cloak, gazing sideways, with the caption Marsilius Ficinus Florentinus.

Marsilio Ficino. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682, after P. Galle

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark buttoned doublet and ruff collar, with a name inscription below.

Jan van Gorp. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682, after P. Galle

Line engraving of an elderly scholar in a cap and robe with an armillary sphere, books and dividers on a desk.

Christopher Clavius. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682

Edme de Boulonois

Albertus Pighius. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682

Edme de Boulonois

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in an oval frame, labeled Andreas Vesalius.

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 1682

Edme de Boulonois

Line engraving portrait of Claude Perrault in an oval frame, with long curled wig and lace cravat, above a French inscription

Claude Perrault. Line engraving by E. Desrochers

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Engraved bust portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a caption naming Baron Corvisart, 1809.

Jean-Nicolas, Baron Corvisart. Line engraving by M. Blot, 1809, after F. P. S. Gérard

François Gérard

Line engraving portrait of a young man with curly hair, high collar and double-breasted coat, labelled V. Jacquemont.

Victor Jacquemont. Line engraving by Ch. Bouvier after Mme. Mérimée

Anna M. Mérimée

Jean Nicolas Moreau. Line engraving by J.P. Dupin, fils after C.N. Cochin, fils

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruffled collar, with a French inscription on the pedestal below.

Guillaume Vavasseur. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1765, after A. Humblot

Antoine Humblot