Learned Collection (#3)

Cartoon: Chrysalid of a scholar buried in the books of a bibliotheque - Grandville engraving
PCT4260926 Cartoon: Chrysalid of a scholar buried in the books of a bibliotheque - Grandville engraving, extracted from the book " Private and public life of animals

Self Portrait of Andre Marie Ampere 19h century (engraving)
XEE5027808 Self Portrait of Andre Marie Ampere 19h century (engraving) by Ampere, Andre Marie (1775-1836); Private Collection; (add.info)

Costumes of the court of Turkey: Foreign Minister, interpret, Muslim scholar, judge and Janissary officer
FLO4633909 Costumes of the court of Turkey: Foreign Minister, interpret, Muslim scholar, judge and Janissary officer. Lithography for the book

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300091 Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione, e formatione di tutti gli Horologi stabilii, e mobili ad ogni clima

The experience of the kite (flying kite) by Benjamin Franklin - Accompanied by his son
PCT4272992 The experience of the kite (flying kite) by Benjamin Franklin - Accompanied by his son, the American physicist (1706-1790)

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300105 Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione, e formatione di tutti gli Horologi stabilii, e mobili ad ogni clima

Pensive astronomer holding an astrolabe: engraving by Johannes Angelus (Johann Engel)
PCT4295617 Pensive astronomer holding an astrolabe: engraving by Johannes Angelus (Johann Engel, 1453-1512)) in frontispiece of the book "Astrolabium planum" 1494 - astronomy -; (add.info)

Jules HENRIVALS (1848-1913), French chemist engineer, drawing by G.Poynot, engraving 1900
JAB4121906 Jules HENRIVALS (1848-1913), French chemist engineer, drawing by G.Poynot, engraving 1900; (add.info.: Jules HENRIVALS (1848-1913), French chemist engineer, drawing by G.Poynot

L'abbe Jean Antoine NOLLET (1700-1770), French physicist (electricite)
JAB4121900 L'abbe Jean Antoine NOLLET (1700-1770), French physicist (electricite).; (add.info.: L'abbe Jean Antoine NOLLET (1700-1770)

William Cruikshank's trough battery (died 1811) English chemist (improved Volta's electric battery)
JAB4121837 William Cruikshank's trough battery (died 1811) English chemist (improved Volta's electric battery). Engraving 1867; (add.info)

Humphry Davy (1778 - 1829). British chemist and physicist, portrait and expedition - chromo. deb. 20th century
LSE4107950 Humphry Davy (1778 - 1829). British chemist and physicist, portrait and expedition - chromo. deb. 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Humphry Davy (1778 - 1829)

Dr MIQUEL Alexis - 1756-1838, French explorer and doctor of La Guadeloupe and Martinique. 1841
JAB4120150 Dr MIQUEL Alexis - 1756-1838, French explorer and doctor of La Guadeloupe and Martinique. 1841; (add.info.: Dr MIQUEL Alexis - 1756-1838)

Louis Guillaume LEMONIER (1717-1798), French physicist, physician and botanist
JAB4121729 Louis Guillaume LEMONIER (1717-1798), French physicist, physician and botanist.; (add.info.: Louis Guillaume LEMONIER (1717-1798), French physicist

Arsene D'ARSONVAL (1851-1940), French physician and physicist. Drawing by Adolphe Lalauze (1838-1906)
JAB4121972 Arsene D'ARSONVAL (1851-1940), French physician and physicist. Drawing by Adolphe Lalauze (1838-1906), Engraving 1900; (add.info.: Arsene D'ARSONVAL (1851-1940)

Claude POUILLET (1790-1868), French physicist and politician
JAB4121387 Claude POUILLET (1790-1868), French physicist and politician.; (add.info.: Claude POUILLET (1790-1868), French physicist and politician.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Letter O: Optician - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4216467 Letter O: Optician - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph); 20x14 cm; (add.info.: Album containing a simplified reading method and an illustrated abecedary - Pont-a-Mousson Imaging)

Profession Alphabet: Naturalist. beg of 20th century (illustration)
DUV4215218 Profession Alphabet: Naturalist. beg of 20th century (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unknown illustrator); Photo © Duvallon

Paul Chamberlin, English physician, from an original drawing, 1658. Copperplate engraving by T
FLO4636766 Paul Chamberlin, English physician, from an original drawing, 1658. Copperplate engraving by T. Trotter after an illustration by R

Portrait of Robert Schomburgk (1804-1865), Victorian ichthyologist, zoologist and diplomat
FLO4649959 Portrait of Robert Schomburgk (1804-1865), Victorian ichthyologist, zoologist and diplomat. Steel engraving by Freeman from Robert Schomburg's Fishes of Guiana

Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist. Photography late 19th century
JEB4836153 Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889)

Portrait of the Italian humanist Printer Aldo Manuzio (alde l'ancien) (1449-1515). 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4946325 Portrait of the Italian humanist Printer Aldo Manuzio (alde l'ancien) (1449-1515). 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Henry Cotyral or Henri Corneille Agrippa (Cornelius Agrippa or Agrippa by Nettesheim)
JEB4934239 Henry Cotyral or Henri Corneille Agrippa (Cornelius Agrippa or Agrippa by Nettesheim, 1486-1535) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais

Representation of Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) mathematician, astronomer
JEB4944814 Representation of Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) mathematician, astronomer, physicist and politician - Sculpture Galerie des Hommes illustres Chateau de Versailles; (add.info)

portrait of Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas (1800-1884) French chemist
NWI4949516 portrait of Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas (1800-1884) French chemist.; (add.info.: portrait of Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas (1800-1884) French chemist.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Dmitry Mendeleev, who developed the periodic table
NWI4949451 Dmitry Mendeleev, who developed the periodic table.; (add.info.: Dmitry Mendeleev, who developed the periodic table.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Marie Sklowdowska Curie, who twice won the Nobel Prize: 1903 and 1911
NWI4949439 Marie Sklowdowska Curie, who twice won the Nobel Prize: 1903 and 1911.; (add.info.: Marie Sklowdowska Curie, who twice won the Nobel Prize: 1903 and 1911.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

American ethnologist Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881), with his autograph. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century
NWI4949385 American ethnologist Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881), with his autograph. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info)

Grove Karl Gilbert, Chief of US Geologic Survey in the late 1800s
NWI4949315 Grove Karl Gilbert, Chief of US Geologic Survey in the late 1800s.; (add.info.: Grove Karl Gilbert, Chief of US Geologic Survey in the late 1800s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel
NWI4948552 Physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel; (add.info.: Physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel); Photo © North Wind Pictures

British naturalist Alfred Russell Wallace (1823-1913). Digitally colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century
NWI4949314 British naturalist Alfred Russell Wallace (1823-1913). Digitally colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info)

Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted, 1777-1851), Danish scientist. Colour engraving, 19th century
NWI4949261 Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted, 1777-1851), Danish scientist. Colour engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted)

Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) German astronomer and mathematician
NWI4949097 Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) German astronomer and mathematician. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Georges Cuvier (1764-1832), French paleontologist
NWI4948907 Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Georges Cuvier (1764-1832), French paleontologist. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Sciences and scientists)

Portrait of Joseph Henry (1797-1878) American physicist
NWI4947923 Portrait of Joseph Henry (1797-1878) American physicist.; (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Henry (1797-1878) American physicist.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Edison and his assistants leaving Washington for North Carolina to investigate cobalt, 1906
NWI4947870 Edison and his assistants leaving Washington for North Carolina to investigate cobalt, 1906.; (add.info.: Edison)

English scientist John Dalton
NWI4947477 English scientist John Dalton.; (add.info.: English scientist John Dalton.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Geologist Charles Lyell
NWI4947411 Geologist Charles Lyell.; (add.info.: Geologist Charles Lyell.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Portrait of the Scottish geologist James Hutton (1726-1797)
NWI4947357 Portrait of the Scottish geologist James Hutton (1726-1797).; (add.info.: Portrait of the Scottish geologist James Hutton (1726-1797).); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Jerome Cardan in Italian Gerolamo Cardano (Jerome Cardane) (1501-1576) Italian doctor, mathematician
XEE5028455 Jerome Cardan in Italian Gerolamo Cardano (Jerome Cardane) (1501-1576) Italian doctor, mathematician, philosopher and astrologer; (add.info)

Portrait John Brown (1735-1788) Scottish physician and physicist
XEE5028373 Portrait John Brown (1735-1788) Scottish physician and physicist; (add.info.: Portrait John Brown (1735-1788) Scottish physician and physicist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist
XEE5028294 Portrait of Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Johann Elert Bode (1746-1826), German astronomer
XEE5028269 Portrait of Johann Elert Bode (1746-1826), German astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Johann Elert Bode (1746-1826), German astronomer); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist
XEE5030503 Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Beccaria (1716-1781) Italian physicist - Engraving of the 18th century
XEE5027995 Portrait of Giovanni Battista Beccaria (1716-1781) Italian physicist - Engraving of the 18th century; (add.info)

Portrait of Jean Baptiste Armand Louis Leonce Elie de Beaumont (1798-1874)
XEE5027992 Portrait of Jean Baptiste Armand Louis Leonce Elie de Beaumont (1798-1874) French geologist - Engraving of the 19th century - Private collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Athanasius Kircher (1601 - 1680), Jesuite, Orientalist and German scholar - Engraving sd, 18th century
XEE5026976 Portrait of Athanasius Kircher (1601 - 1680), Jesuite, Orientalist and German scholar - Engraving sd, 18th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Athanasius Kircher (1601 - 1680), Jesuite

Portrait of Marin Mersenne (1588 - 1648), of the Order of Minimal Father - Engraving sd, 18th century
XEE5026968 Portrait of Marin Mersenne (1588 - 1648), of the Order of Minimal Father - Engraving sd, 18th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Marin Mersenne (1588 - 1648)

Portrait of Michel Adanson (1727 - 1806), French botanist
XEE5027785 Portrait of Michel Adanson (1727 - 1806), French botanist; (add.info.: Portrait of Michel Adanson (1727 - 1806), French botanist); Stefano Bianchetti

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"Unveiling the Wisdom of the Ages: A Journey through Learned Minds and Time" Step into a world where knowledge reigns supreme, as we delve into the captivating portraits of history's most learned individuals. From Margaret Beaufort, whose resolute gaze reflects her indomitable spirit, to Marcus Manilius, the Roman astronomer who unraveled celestial mysteries. Witness the brilliance of Dr. Karl von Linde's apparatus, a testament to his groundbreaking contributions in physics that revolutionized refrigeration. Claude Ptolemy's ancient wisdom shines through his intricate star charts, guiding generations towards understanding our vast universe. Leaf through Cesare Lombroso's meticulously curated album of photographs, capturing moments frozen in time - a visual encyclopedia for those hungry for knowledge. Horace Benedict Saussure's tireless exploration of nature comes alive in vivid detail; his discoveries paving the way for future scientific breakthroughs. Marvel at Joseph Wright Of Derby's painting depicting an alchemist consumed by their quest for the elusive philosophical stone - a reminder that even failure can be a stepping stone towards enlightenment. Peter I of Russia stands tall as he embraces education and progress amidst turbulent times. Intriguingly unconventional yet undeniably charming is Pidding’s portrayal of a dog engrossed in reading – reminding us that learning knows no bounds or species limitations. Red Riding Hood symbolizes folklore passed down through generations; stories woven with lessons waiting to be deciphered. Behold The British Library, an architectural marvel housing countless volumes holding centuries' worth of acquired wisdom within its walls – an oasis for seekers yearning to quench their thirst for knowledge. Alfonso X and Sancho IV embody royal patrons who understood that fostering education was key to societal advancement. As we immerse ourselves in these diverse glimpses into history’s learned minds and legacies left behind, let us remember that true wisdom lies not only in acquiring knowledge but also in sharing it with the world.