Learned Collection (#5)

Portrait of Hermann von HELMHOLTZ (1821-1894) German Physicist and Physiologist
XEE5029616 Portrait of Hermann von HELMHOLTZ (1821-1894) German Physicist and Physiologist; (add.info.: Portrait of Hermann von HELMHOLTZ (1821-1894) German Physicist and Physiologist

Portrait of Baron Louis-Bernard Guyton-Morveau (Louis Bernard Guyton (Guiton) de Morveau) (1737-1816)
XEE5029602 Portrait of Baron Louis-Bernard Guyton-Morveau (Louis Bernard Guyton (Guiton) de Morveau) (1737-1816), French politician

Portrait of Augustin Fresnel (1788-1827) French physicist
XEE5029569 Portrait of Augustin Fresnel (1788-1827) French physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Augustin Fresnel (1788-1827) French physicist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Michael Faraday (1791-1867) British Physicist and Chemist
XEE5029529 Portrait of Michael Faraday (1791-1867) British Physicist and Chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Michael Faraday (1791-1867) British Physicist and Chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), astronomer, mathematician and physician francais
XEE5029120 Portrait of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), astronomer, mathematician and physician francais; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), astronomer

Portrait of Gauss, Karl Friedrich (1777-1855) English mathematician
XEE5029094 Portrait of Gauss, Karl Friedrich (1777-1855) English mathematician; (add.info.: Portrait of Gauss, Karl Friedrich (1777-1855) English mathematician); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Etienne Francois Geoffroy (1672-1731) French chemist, engraving of 1737
XEE5029058 Portrait of Etienne Francois Geoffroy (1672-1731) French chemist, engraving of 1737; (add.info.: Portrait of Etienne Francois Geoffroy (1672-1731) French chemist

Portrait of the Scottish Botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858)
XEE5028380 Portrait of the Scottish Botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858); (add.info.: Portrait of the Scottish Botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858)); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Empedocle D'Agrigento (492-430 BC) philosopher, doctor, poet, physicist
XEE5028806 Portrait of Empedocle D'Agrigento (492-430 BC) philosopher, doctor, poet, physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Empedocle D'Agrigento (492-430 BC) philosopher, doctor, poet

Portrait of Johan Wolfgang Dobereiner (1780-1849) German chemist
XEE5028796 Portrait of Johan Wolfgang Dobereiner (1780-1849) German chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Johan Wolfgang Dobereiner (1780-1849) German chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (1756-1827) German physicist
XEE5028734 Portrait of Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (1756-1827) German physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (1756-1827) German physicist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of the German scientist Karl (Carl) Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855). 19th century lithography
NWI4949542 Portrait of the German scientist Karl (Carl) Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855). 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Portrait of the German scientist Karl (Carl) Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855)

Portrait of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), a French chemist, in his laboratory
NWI4946935 Portrait of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), a French chemist, in his laboratory.; (add.info.: Portrait of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), a French chemist

Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) Italian physicist and businessman carrying out the propagation of microwave waves with
NWI4947539 Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) Italian physicist and businessman carrying out the propagation of microwave waves with Norman von Heldreich Farquhar (1840 - 1907)

Bust of the astronomer Jean-Dominique (Jean Dominique) Cassini dit Cassini IV (1748-1845)
JEB4944986 Bust of the astronomer Jean-Dominique (Jean Dominique) Cassini dit Cassini IV (1748-1845) - Sculpture - Galerie des Hommes illustres Chateau de Versailles; (add.info)

Portrait of British physicist Thomas Young (1773-1829)
NWI4948372 Portrait of British physicist Thomas Young (1773-1829).; (add.info.: Portrait of British physicist Thomas Young (1773-1829).); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Science and Scientists: Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist
NWI4948345 Science and Scientists: Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist.; (add.info.: Science and Scientists: Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691)

Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543) Polish astronomer
NWI4948014 Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543) Polish astronomer. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Sciences and scientists)

Portrait of Joseph Banks (1743-1820), naturalist and botanist, who accompanied the expedition of James Cook (1728-1779)
NWI4948729 Portrait of Joseph Banks (1743-1820), naturalist and botanist, who accompanied the expedition of James Cook (1728-1779) throughout the world, 1768-1771

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Joseph Dieudonne Boussingault (1802-1887), French chemist and agronomist
JEB4836683 Portrait of Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Joseph Dieudonne Boussingault (1802-1887), French chemist and agronomist

Henry Cotyral or Henri Corneille Agrippa (Cornelius Agrippa or Agrippa by Nettesheim)
JEB4934345 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

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: The interior of a laboratory with a biologist posing in a work suit
LUX4811888 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: The interior of a laboratory with a biologist posing in a work suit, 1900 - Lot Z; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69)

First public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA, 1846
NWI4952554 First public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA, 1846. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Statue of Francesco Redi (1626-1697), doctor, Italian biologist, Sculpture of Pietro Costa (1849-1901)
YOU4419663 Statue of Francesco Redi (1626-1697), doctor, Italian biologist, Sculpture of Pietro Costa (1849-1901), installed in the Piazzale des Uffizi (piazzale degli Uffizi) in Florence

Statue of Pier Antonio Micheli (1679-1737), Italian botanist, considered one of the father of modern mycology
YOU4419659 Statue of Pier Antonio Micheli (1679-1737), Italian botanist, considered one of the father of modern mycology, Sculpture by Vincenzo Consani (1818-1888)

Bust of Max Planck (1858-1947), physicist and winner of a Nobel Price
IMB4870329 Bust of Max Planck (1858-1947), physicist and winner of a Nobel Price; (add.info.: Bust of Max Planck (1858-1947), physicist and winner of a Nobel Price); © Imagebroker

Middle Ages: Scribe writing in his cell surrounded by manuscript. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4893622 Middle Ages: Scribe writing in his cell surrounded by manuscript. 19th century colour engraving; (add.info.: Middle Ages: Scribe writing in his cell surrounded by manuscript)

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300077 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

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: laboratory of Monsieur Girard, 1904
LUX4792393 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: laboratory of Monsieur Girard, 1904; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: laboratory of Monsieur Girard, 1904); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: laboratory of Monsieur Girard, 1904
LUX4792416 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: laboratory of Monsieur Girard, 1904; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: laboratory of Monsieur Girard, 1904); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: laboratory of Monsieur Girard, 1904
LUX4792352 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: laboratory of Monsieur Girard, 1904; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: laboratory of Monsieur Girard, 1904); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Sir Thomas Brown, English polymath and writer on science, medicine, religion and the esoteric, died 1682
FLO4636496 Sir Thomas Brown, English polymath and writer on science, medicine, religion and the esoteric, died 1682. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating

Portrait of Francois Auguste Peron (1775-1810), French explorer and naturalist. Engraving by W.H
FLO4682196 Portrait of Francois Auguste Peron (1775-1810), French explorer and naturalist. Engraving by W.H. Lizars, in " The Naturalist Library" by Sir William Jardine, Edinburgh

Portrait of John Evelyn (1620-1706), English writer, gardener and horticulturist. Engraving by W.H
FLO4682299 Portrait of John Evelyn (1620-1706), English writer, gardener and horticulturist. Engraving by W.H. Lizars, in " The Naturalist Library" by Sir William Jardine, Edinburgh

Portrait of Simon Pallas (1741-1811), German zoologist and botanist. Engraving by W.H
FLO4682296 Portrait of Simon Pallas (1741-1811), German zoologist and botanist. Engraving by W.H. Lizars, in "The Naturalist Library" by Sir William Jardine, Edinburgh, Scotland

Portrait of Francois Levaillant (1753-1824), French explorer, collector and ornithologist. Engraving by W.H
FLO4682252 Portrait of Francois Levaillant (1753-1824), French explorer, collector and ornithologist. Engraving by W.H. Lizars, in "The Naturalist Library" by Sir William Jardine

Portrait of John Hunter (1728-1793), Scottish surgeon and anatomist, founder of the Hunterian Museum
FLO4682189 Portrait of John Hunter (1728-1793), Scottish surgeon and anatomist, founder of the Hunterian Museum, now Glascow University. Engraving by W.H

Portrait of Nicolas Culpeper (1616-1654), botanist, herbalist doctor and English astrologer
FLO4682183 Portrait of Nicolas Culpeper (1616-1654), botanist, herbalist doctor and English astrologer. It is described wearing a cape with a large lace collar

Hubert Languet, French diplomat, reign of King Charles IX of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger
FLO4571348 Hubert Languet, French diplomat, reign of King Charles IX of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 47 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300052 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

Illustration for Letter T, "Alphabet des insectes", 1883 (print)
DUV4198791 Illustration for Letter T, "Alphabet des insectes", 1883 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter t as sunflower, table, head, table, turban, Turkish, taon, tipule)

Portrait of the English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) Engraving, 1889
JAB5037340 Portrait of the English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) Engraving, 1889; (add.info.: Portrait of the English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) Engraving

Trepanation of a rabbit at the Pasteur laboratory (Louis Pasteur, 1822-1895)
JAB4121558 Trepanation of a rabbit at the Pasteur laboratory (Louis Pasteur, 1822-1895).; (add.info.: Trepanation of a rabbit at the Pasteur laboratory (Louis Pasteur)

Electric experiment by Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692-1761), Dutch physicist, 20 April 1746. Engraving 1867
JAB4121326 Electric experiment by Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692-1761), Dutch physicist, 20 April 1746. Engraving 1867; (add.info.: Electric experiment by Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692-1761)

Portrait of Petrus Ramus or Pierre de La Ramee (1515-1572) French humanist
XEE5029952 Portrait of Petrus Ramus or Pierre de La Ramee (1515-1572) French humanist, mathematician and philosopher - Engraving of the 16th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Joseph Jerome Lefrancois de Lalande (1732-1807) astronomer francais
XEE5029950 Portrait of Joseph Jerome Lefrancois de Lalande (1732-1807) astronomer francais; (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Jerome Lefrancois de Lalande (1732-1807) astronomer francais

Portrait of (Karl Gustav Jacob) (Charles) Carl Gustav Jacobi (1804-1851) German mathematician
XEE5029836 Portrait of (Karl Gustav Jacob) (Charles) Carl Gustav Jacobi (1804-1851) German mathematician; (add.info.: Portrait of (Karl Gustav Jacob) (Charles) Carl Gustav Jacobi (1804-1851)

Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742) English Astronomer
XEE5029771 Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742) English Astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742) English Astronomer); 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.