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Robert James. Line engraving by W. Walker, 1778, after P. Scheemakers

Peeter Scheemaeckers

Line engraving of a bearded man with long curled hair and lace collar, framed by decorative scrolls with Latin text.

Thomas Bartholin. Line engraving by J. Georgi, 1644

Giovanni Georgi

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled periwig and cravat, in an oval frame, labelled Lorenzo Magalotti.

Lorenzo Magalotti. Line engraving by P. Caronni

Line engraving of a bald man in classical drapery in an oval frame, with books, an oil lamp and a coat of arms below.

Antonio Nunès Ribeiro Sanchès. Line engraving by G. Levillain, 1785, after Moitte

Gérard René Levillain

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, captioned William Falconer M.D. F.R.S.

William Falconer. Line engraving by J. Fittler after Joseph (?) Daniel

Line engraving of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs beside an open book, with curtains and bookshelves behind.

René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur. Line engraving by P. Simonneau after A. S. Belle

Alexis-Simon Belle

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man holding a flower sprig, with bookshelves, bottles and instruments behind him.

Johannes Maius (Mai, May). Line engraving by J. Sandrart after D. Hornung

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed robe with a quill, inkwell and books, with Latin inscriptions.

Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by G. Volpato, 1761

Giovanni Volpato

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

Otto Heurnius. Line engraving by P. Aubry after N. van Negre

Nicolaes van Negre

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair, white collar and dark buttoned doublet, with Latin inscription below.

Adolphus Vorstius. Line engraving by P. Aubry after G. Petri

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and cloak, with an Italian inscription and coat of arms below.

Lorenzo de Girolamo Bellini. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after G. Traballesi

Giulio Traballesi

Line engraving portrait of a seated man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, labelled John Haygarth M.D.

John Haygarth. Line engraving by W. Cooke, 1827, after J. H. Bell

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap holding a plant sprig beside an open book, under an arched inscription.

Leonard Fuchs. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame with coat of arms, winged lions and Latin inscription.

Otto von Guericke. Line engraving by C. Galle, 1649, after A. von Hulle

Anselmus van Hulle

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly shoulder-length hair and a white cravat, inscribed with Latin verse below.

Christian Franz Paullini. Line engraving

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig, resting his hand on a book beside a botanical sprig and a column.

Christoph Jacob Trew. Line engraving by G. Lichtensteger, 1770, after D. van der Smissen, 1748

Dominicus van der Smissen

Saint Vincent de Paul. Line engraving by A. Collas after N.M. Gatteaux

Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux

Line engraving portrait of Jean Antoine Peyssonnel in an oval frame, wearing a wig and lace cravat, holding a flask.

Jean Antoine Peyssonnel. Line engraving by E. Fessard after J.-C. Allais

Jacques-Charles Allais

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and lace collar, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by M. Desbois from the life

Martial Desbois

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace cuffs, seated before bookshelves, with Latin inscription below.

Johannes Dolaeus. Line engraving by A. M. Wolfgang

Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in academic gown, with Latin inscription below, in an ornate architectural frame.

Pieter van Musschenbroek. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1738, after J. M. Quinkhard, 1738

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long wavy hair and lace cravat, framed by laurel wreath and German inscription.

Matthaeus Gottfried Purman. Line engraving by S. Blesendorff, 1691

Samuel Blesendorff

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with curled hair and a pleated white cravat, captioned Gia. Bar. Beccari.

Jacopo Bartolomeo Beccari. Line engraving by F. Rosaspina

Francesco Rosaspina

Line engraving of a bearded older man in a beret, with an inscription on a plinth naming Jean Pitard.

Jean Pitard. Line engraving by C. Dupuis after A. Humblot

Antoine Humblot

Line engraving of a bearded man in a curled periwig and dark gown, inside an oval frame with Latin inscription and coat of ar

Agostino Pivati. Line engraving by M. Desbois, 1682

Martial Desbois

Jacques Coittier [Coytier]. Line engraving by J.C. François, 1755, after J. Robert

Jean-Charles François

Engraved oval portrait of a bald, bearded man in a braided coat and white collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Emilio Campolongo. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and frilled cravat, captioned Goethe.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Line engraving by C. Hess after F. G. von Kügelgen, 1810

Gerhard von Kügelgen

Engraved portrait of a man in a periwig inside an oval frame, with cherubs, a skull, a coat of arms and cypresses.

Johann Heinrich Lochner. Line engraving by G. D. Heümann after himself

Georg Daniel Heumann

Line engraving of a man with curled wig in an oval frame, labelled Claude Perrault, on a stone pedestal.

Claude Perrault. Line engraving by G. Edelinck after Vercelin