Portrait of Thomas Martyn, B. D., F.R.S., Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, with a view of King's College Chapel, the Public Library, and Senate House below. Drawn by Russell R. A. Portrait Painter to their Majesties. Engraved...
Portrait of John Hill, M.D., Knight of the Polar Star, First Superintendent of the Royal Gardens at Kew, with a view of the Royal Palace in Kew Gardens. Drawn by Coates R. A. Engraved by Vendramini.
London: Published for Dr. Thornton. Part of a group...
Portrait of Thomas Denman. A landscape scene is shown in the background. Drawn by Abbott and engraved by Skelton.
Publsiher: London: Published by W. Skelton, Hay Market.
Portrait of Percivall Pott. Engraved by Heath from a picture of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Publisher: Published March 10th 1790 by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard.
Portrait of John Hunter. He is sitting in a chair with a quill pen in his right hand and his left arm resting on a desk containing several books. Drawn by Sir Joshua Reynolds and engraved by William Sharp.
Publisher: London: Published by Wm. Sharp No....
Portrait of Dr. Robert James in right profile, with branches and a snake in the border. Drawn and engraved by W. Walker, from an original bust by Scheemaker.
Portrait of William Pitcairn, President of the College of Physicians, London. Painted by Sir J. Reynolds and engraved by J. Jones.
Published according to Act of Parliament.
Portrait of Alexander Monro. Painted by Allan Ramsay and engraved by James Bafire. Monro was a Professor of Anatomy and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Drawing showing a physician wearing a skullcap talking to a woman. He is sitting in a chair and the woman is standing. An assistant is standing behind the physician mixing something. Various objects are shown in the foreground, including some books,...
Picture of a coat of arms with a crowned lion with a fishtail in the center. Another lion is shown on top of the coat of arms. The coat of arms has an ornate floral border. Text in Latin.
Portrait of William Cadogan, facing left. He is sitting and reading from an open book. Drawn by R. E. Pine in 1769 and engraved by W. Dickinson.
Published according to Act of Parliament.
Portrait of Mattioli holding a pen in his right hand and with his left hand on a book on a table. Drawn by Lorenzo Feliciati, engraved by F. Allegrini. Text in Italian.
Portrait of a physician seated in a chair holding a flask in his left hand. His right hand is inside his robe. On the table are several books and other objects. From the original picture of the same size pained by Ostade, in the collection of the Right...
Portrait of Georg Gottlob Richter. He is standing near a table with his left hand on top of an upright book. He is pointing with his right hand toward a coat of arms. Drawn and sculpted from life by Ge. Dan. Heumann. Engraved by la Cour de S. M. Brit....
Portrait of Kenelm Digby. Drawn by A. Vandyke and engraved by I. Houbraken. From an original picture in ye Royal Palace of Kensington.
Publisher: Londini: Impensis T. & P. Knapton.
Portrait of Sir Samuel Garth. Underneath the portrait is a composition showing two men engaged in an experiment, surrounded by a border incorporating a lyre and a caduceus. Drawn by G. Kneller and engraved by I. Houbraken, Amsterdam 1748. Text at...
Portrait of Thomas Sydenham. In the foreground are a caduceus, a jar, a book, and other objects. Painted by P. Lely and engraved by J. Houbraken. Text: "In the possession of John Sydenham, Esqr." Attached note indicates that Sydenham was famous for his...
Portrait of Thomas Willis at age 54. Engraved by G. Vertue. Text at bottom of picture indicates portrait was in the possession of Bronne Willis Esqr. In the foreground are several books, a skull, some quill pens, and other objects.
Publisher: Londini:...
Portrait of Robert Boyle. He is surrounded by an ornate oval frame. In the top left hand corner, the sun is shining down through the clouds. In the foreground are a coat of arms, several books, laboratory instruments, and other objects. Painted by T....
Portrait of William Harvey. In the foreground are several books, a caduceus, and an illustration of the heart and circulatory system. Drawn by Bemmel and engraved by J. Houbraken, Amst. 1739. At bottom of picture: "In the collection of Dr....
Portrait of Johannes de Gorter. He is standing and pointing with his right hand. Painted by J. M. Quinkhard and engraved by J. Houbraken. Text in Latin.
Publisher: Janssonii vander Aa
Portrait of Samuel Garth, left view. A coat of arms is shown at the bottom of the sheet. Drawn by G. Kneller and engraved by I. Faber. The number "30" is shown in the bottom right hand corner.
Portrait of Telephus being cured by the rust of the same spear that wounded him. Telephus is lying on the bed and two men are attending him. A young boy is holding the spear and one of the men is scraping rust from the spear. Text in English, French,...
Portrait of Morgagni at a desk, with a pen, inkwell, paper, and book on the desk. Morgagni is resting his hand on the book. By W. Hall. Published by Fisher, son, & co., 1838.
Publisher: Patavii.
Portrait of Guy Crescent Fagon wearing a wig. Drawn by Sandoz and engraved by Sichling. The words "tableau du temps" appear directly beneath. Fagon was physician to Louis XIV. At head of sheet: "2482 BIS."
Portrait of Morgagni at age 36, in right profile, with a picture of him and a woman walking with a cherub below. Text in Latin. Drawn by R. Blokhuysen.
Portrait of Georgius Agricola in an oval frame, drawn by Christoph. Lud. Agricola and engraved by Bernardus Vogel. The frame is partially covered by a curtain. A coat of arms is shown in the bottom left hand corner of the sheet and the limbs of a tree...
Portrait of Giorgio Baglivi. He is surrounded by a border containing two snakes with the sun over his head. A bird is in the foreground. Painted by Carolus Maratta and engraved by C. Duflos. Text in Latin.
Published in Rome.
Trephine or Trepan was a surgical instrument used to open the cranium. It was essentially a device to drill a circular hole in the head. The example pictured here had perpendicular teeth, a center pin and a screw button in the shaft of the barrel to...
Illustration showing an anatomical amphitheater built in the reign of Louis the Great (above) with a panoramic view of Paris (below). Text in Latin and French.
Portrait of Johannes Jacobus Scheuchzerus in a natural setting. Painted by Melchior Fussilinus Tigur and engraved by Jos. Nutting, London. Text in Latin.
Portrait of Guido Patin, with a window behind him. Painted and engraved from life by Ant. Masson.
Publisher: Paris: Rue St. Germain de Iauxerais Proche Iespee de Bois.
Early seventeenth century skeleton carved in bas-relief from a single piece of ivory. The figure is based on the second skeleton in Vesalius' Fabrica and is surrounded by representations of the various classes of society symbolizing the transitoriness...