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Engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair and a tasselled collar, gesturing with one hand, with German caption below.

Son portrait, en contre partie, avec inscription en allemand (Manuscrit Dutuit, école italienne, page 26)

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a man with curly hair, surrounded by separate studies of eyes, with the inscription Israel excudit.

Son portrait avec des yeux dessinés en dessous (A. de Vesme 293 ; Manuscrit Dutuit, école italienne, page 25)

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Line engraving portrait of Georgius Ulricus Miller, a bewigged man in dark coat within an ornate oval frame.

Georg Ulrich Miller. Line engraving by L. Som

Line engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on a ledge, labelled JENNER.

Edward Jenner. Line engraving after J. R. Smith, 1800

John Raphael Smith

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a dark cloak holding books, with bookshelves and a curtain behind him.

Caspar Hofmann. Line engraving by C. Bozza after T. Matteini

Teodoro Matteini

Line engraving of a bust of a man with wavy hair on a stone pedestal inscribed GVILIELMVS HARVEVS.

William Harvey. Line engraving by W. Faithorne, 1653

William Faithorne

Line engraving of Jean-Baptiste de Silva in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed cloak, within an oval frame with French inscriptio

Jean-Baptiste de Silva. Line engraving by [J. M. Bernigeroth ?] after H. Rigaud, 1740

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Line engraving portrait of John Gordon, a man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a book, against a draped background.

John Gordon. Line engraving by J. Burnet, 1810, after W. J. Thomson

Line engraving portrait of a bearded older man in a cap and cloak, labeled Leonardo da Vinci, in an oval frame.

Leonardo da Vinci. Line engraving by P. Anderloni after G. Bossi

Pietro Anderloni

Oval line engraving of a long-haired man in a dark robe and lace collar, with books behind him and Latin text.

Daniel Ludwig. Line engraving by J. à Montalegre

Joseph de Montalegre

Line engraving of a classical marble bust of a man with curly hair and a draped garment, on a dark hatched background.

Aristotle. Line engraving by S. Jesi

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a dark cap and white collar, inside an oval frame with German inscriptions

Johann Valentin Maie (Maier). Line engraving by J. Sandrart

Jakob von Sandrart

John Latham. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniel, 1812, after G. Dance, 1798

George Dance the Younger

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a rose, with a skull on a table beside him.

Michael Roetenbeck. Line engraving by J. Tröschel

Hans Troschel the Younger

Engraved portrait of a standing man beside a seated classical figure, under an arch with a Latin motto and columned building.

Thomas Guy. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi after J. Bacon, senior, 1779

Line engraving portrait of seated Matthew Boulton in a dark coat, with a glass dome mechanism on a ledge behind him.

Matthew Boulton. Line engraving by W. Sharp, 1801, after Sir W. Beechey, 1799

William Beechey

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with a white collar, inside an oval frame with a Latin inscription, by Clemens Ammon

Joseph Duchesne [Quercetanus]. Line engraving by C. Ammon, 1652

Line engraving of a man in tricorn hat at a counter with apothecary jars and books, Dutch inscription below.

Lehman Joseph. Line engraving by C. Bogerts, 1771, after D. Mulder

Johann Crato von Craftheim. Line engraving by T. de Bry, 1650

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark buttoned coat and high collar, with inscription below.

Antonio Veneziano. Line engraving by M. A. Corsi after J. D. Campiglia

Line engraving portrait of a man in dark robe and white collar, with plaque naming Jan Antonides van der Linden, professor of

Jan Antonides van der Linden. Line engraving, 1720, after A. van den Tempel

Abraham Lambertsz. van den Tempel

Etched oval portrait of a young man in armour and lace collar, framed by armour, a sword and a scrolled inscription banner.

Portrait to the glory of Francesco de' Medici, Prince of Tuscany

Stefano Della Bella, 1614

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly man in a dark robe and white collar, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Henricus Magnus Heigel. Line engraving by G. C. Eimmart, 1678, after J. P. Auer

Johann Paul Auer

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an oval Latin-inscribed frame.

Ole Worm. Line engraving by G. Wingendorp, 1655, after C. van Mander III

Carel van Mander

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated man in a wig holding an open book beside bookshelves and a green curtain.

Portrait of the Swiss naturalist Charles Bonnet (1720-93)

J.F. Clemens, 1778

Oval engraved portrait of John Evelyn with long curled hair and lace collar, with handwritten signatures below.

John Evelyn. Line engraving by J. Swaine

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark robe, with an inscription naming Johann Zacharias Platner.

Johann Zacharias Platner. Line engraving by M. Bernigeroth, 1728

Martin Bernigeroth

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford. Line engraving by T. Müller

Théodore Müller

Line engraving of a man with curled hair and cravat in an oval frame, with a cartouche inscribed Andreas Petermann.

Andreas Petermann. Line engraving by J.C. Oberdorffer

Johann Christoph Oberdörffer

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a rod and a globe, with a Latin motto above.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by R. Vaughan

Oval line engraving of Sir Hans Sloane in a curled periwig and white cravat, with caption below.

Sir Hans Sloane. Line engraving after T. Murray, 1725

Graphite portrait drawing of a man in three-quarter view wearing a cravat and frock coat, with the name Pietro Betti signed b

Pietro Betti. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati

Carlo Ernesto Liverati