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Line engraving portrait of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet, wearing several medals and a cross, titled Soeur Marthe.

Anne Biget [soeur Marthe]. Line engraving by P. F. Bertonnier after himself

Pierre François Bertonnier

Line engraving portrait of Sir Samuel Garth in a curled wig, within an oval frame and ornate rococo cartouche below.

Sir Samuel Garth. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1748, after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair, white collar and fur-trimmed garment, with an empty cartouche below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by J. Boulanger after C. Lefebvre

Claude Lefèbvre

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

Philippe Collot. Line engraving by G. Edelinck, 1700

Gerard Edelinck

Line engraving of a man in an oval portrait with powdered hair, framed by laurel and ribbons, with books below.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving, 1780, after E. Ficquet after M. Q. de La Tour

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Line engraving of Robert Morison, an older man in a dark gown holding a scroll, framed by an ornate floral garland.

Robert Morison. Line engraving by R. White, 1680, after W. Sonmans

William Sonmans

Line engraving portrait of a seated man in a curly wig holding a quill, with books, a globe and curtains behind him.

Christoph Gottwaldt. Line engraving by G. Edelinck after A. Stech

Petrus de Abano. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and tasselled coat, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de L'Hospital. Line engraving by G. Edelinck, ca. 1695, after N. Foucher (Fouché)

Nicolas Fouché

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, inscribed Antonius Niger Patavinus.

Antonius Niger. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man in a fur-collared robe, in an oval frame, with a caption naming Alexander Massaria.

Alessandro Massaria. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a fur-trimmed garment within an oval frame, with Latin inscription below.

Louis Jean Le Thieullier. Line engraving by E. Fessard, 1743

Etienne Fessard

Line engraving of a man with curled hair and lace cravat, with Italian inscription and coat of arms below.

Antonio Cocchi. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after A. Tempesti

Antonio Tempesti

Oval engraved portrait of Carl Linnaeus in a powdered wig and lace jabot, with a botanical sprig on his coat and caption belo

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by J.B. Compagnie after F. Bonneville

François Bonneville

Oval line engraving portrait of Blaise Pascal, a man with curly hair, white collar and dark coat, turned three-quarters.

Blaise Pascal. Line engraving by F. Bonneville after F. Quesnel, junior

Engraved oval portrait of Johann Friedrich Meckel in a powdered wig, with an open anatomical book and serpent below.

Johann Friedrich Meckel the elder. Line engraving by J. Schleuen after A. Graf

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, labelled De Mairan, in a decorative frame.

Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan. Line engraving by P.C. Ingouf, 1771, after L. Tocquet

Jean Baseilhac (Frère Côme). Line engraving by F. R. Ingouf (Ingouf junior), 1782, after G. Fraïche de Brenest

Guillaume Fraïche de Brenest

Line engraving bust portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned J. D'Arcet.

Jean d'Arcet. Line engraving by E. Conquy, 1834, after F.P.S. Gérard

François Gérard

Engraving of a draped woman with a winged cupid in a tree beside a stone tomb, set among cypresses and willows.

Fanny Grimaldi, widowed, is aroused by love for her late husband's younger brother. Engraving by P. Bettelini, 1806,…

François-Xavier Fabre

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. Line engraving by A. Féart after himself after David d'Angers, 1836

Leucippus. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle Cl. Reydellet

Line engraving portrait of Jean-Théophile Desaguliers in an oval frame, wearing a powdered wig and clerical bands.

Jean-Théophile Desaguliers. Line engraving by E. Desrochers, ca. 1720

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Euclid. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle. Cl. Reydellet

Gui Crescent Fagon. Line engraving by A. Féart after himself

Line engraving of a bearded man with curly hair in an oval frame, captioned THEOPHRASTE, after Cl. Reydellet.

Theophrastus. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle Cl. Reydellet

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot in an oval frame with a floral border and French inscriptio

Georges de La Faye. Line engraving by N. Dupin

Heraclitus. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle. Cl. Reydellet

Line engraving bust portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat, white cravat and medal, labelled B. Sabatier.

Raphaël Bienvenu Sabatier. Line engraving by F.J. Dequevauviller

François Jacques Dequevauviller

Line engraving portrait of a bald older man with curly side hair, high collar and cravat, captioned Mr Gastellier.

René-Georges Gastellier. Line engraving by J.N. Frémy after Lucile Foullon