Learned Collection (#7)

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French naturalist
NWI4948593 Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French naturalist.; (add.info.: Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French naturalist.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sciences and scholars: Portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), German philosopher and mathematician
NWI4948433 Sciences and scholars: Portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), German philosopher and mathematician

Sciences: Professor Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) with the skeleton of a human ancestor at the University of Jena around
NWI4948233 Sciences: Professor Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) with the skeleton of a human ancestor at the University of Jena around 1900

Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895)
NWI4949181 Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895).; (add.info.: Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895).); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sciences and scientists: Portrait of JACQUES BERNOULLI (Jakob Bernouilli), Swiss mathematician 1654-1705
NWI4949084 Sciences and scientists: Portrait of JACQUES BERNOULLI (Jakob Bernouilli), Swiss mathematician 1654-1705. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Sciences and scientists)

Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr. engineer of the Washington Monument, 1880s
NWI4948805 Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr. engineer of the Washington Monument, 1880s.; (add.info.: Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr)

Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer
NWI4948767 Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer.; (add.info.: Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Portrait of Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian physicist, inventor of the telegraph
ELD4832036 Portrait of Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian physicist, inventor of the telegraph; (add.info.: Portrait of Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian physicist

Portrait of the British Bucaneer, navigator and scientist William Dampier (1652-1715). 19th century (engraving)
ELD4831820 Portrait of the British Bucaneer, navigator and scientist William Dampier (1652-1715). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Portrait of the British Bucaneer, navigator and scientist William Dampier (1652-1715). 19th century (engraving)
ELD4831810 Portrait of the British Bucaneer, navigator and scientist William Dampier (1652-1715). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Humorous drawing depicting a scientist monkey. Chromolithography of the late 19th century
JAB5037024 Humorous drawing depicting a scientist monkey. Chromolithography of the late 19th century; (add.info.: Humorous drawing depicting a scientist monkey)

Pieter (Petrus, Pierre) van Musschenbroek, Dutch mathematician and physicist (1692-1761)
JAB5036861 Pieter (Petrus, Pierre) van Musschenbroek, Dutch mathematician and physicist (1692-1761).; (add.info.: Pieter (Petrus, Pierre) van Musschenbroek

Middle Ages: students in a school in the Middle Ages, 1338-1344
NWI4892976 Middle Ages: students in a school in the Middle Ages, 1338-1344.; (add.info.: Middle Ages: students in a school in the Middle Ages, 1338-1344.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650), French mathematician, philosopher
JEB4866512 Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650), French mathematician, philosopher and physicist - Engraving published in the book "Les lettres de Madame de sevigne

Vision of Christopher Columbus with his son (Diego Colomb) during his travels from royal court to royal court to get
NWI4903897 Vision of Christopher Columbus with his son (Diego Colomb) during his travels from royal court to royal court to get his travel plan adopted

The Italian surgeon and anatomist Gaspare Aselli (Gasparus Asellius or Gasparo Asellio) (1581-1626)
ELD4935212 The Italian surgeon and anatomist Gaspare Aselli (Gasparus Asellius or Gasparo Asellio) (1581-1626) exclaiming Eureka on 23 July 1622 by discovering the lacteal vessels of the lymphatic

Henry Cotyral or Henri Corneille Agrippa (Cornelius Agrippa or Agrippa by Nettesheim)
JEB4934058 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

Greek philosopher Plato with the botanists Daniel Charles Solander (1733-1782) and Joseph Banks (1743-1820)
FLO4717931 Greek philosopher Plato with the botanists Daniel Charles Solander (1733-1782) and Joseph Banks (1743-1820) in 18th century foppish costume

Michael Faraday
NWI4757797 Michael Faraday.; (add.info.: Michael Faraday.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300119 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 fee giroflee is deracinee and taken away from the ruins of a castle by a botanist
FLO4637753 The fee giroflee is deracinee and taken away from the ruins of a castle by a botanist, equipped with a specimen box - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Portrait of William Curtis (1746-1799), British botanist, author of the books La flore London, botanique magazine
FLO4610719 Portrait of William Curtis (1746-1799), British botanist, author of the books La flore London, botanique magazine... Copper engraving, 1805, published in Botanical Conferences

Portrait of Baron Charles de Geer (1720-1778), Swedish entomologist, author of Memoires pour servir a l'Histoire
FLO4682270 Portrait of Baron Charles de Geer (1720-1778), Swedish entomologist, author of Memoires pour servir a l'Histoire des insects, published from 1752 to 1778. Engraving by W.H

Portrait of Alexander Von Humboldt (Alexander of Humboldt, 1769-1859), German naturalist and explorer
FLO4682235 Portrait of Alexander Von Humboldt (Alexander of Humboldt, 1769-1859), German naturalist and explorer. Engraving by C.Cook, after a painting by Emma Gagiotti Richards

Portrait of Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750-1817), German geologist and mineralogist, founder of the Neptunist school
FLO4682227 Portrait of Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750-1817), German geologist and mineralogist, founder of the Neptunist school

Portrait of Georges Louis leclerc, Count of Buffon (1707-1788), naturalist, mathematician
FLO4682203 Portrait of Georges Louis leclerc, Count of Buffon (1707-1788), naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist and French author

Engraving from Camille Flammarion's book "Les Terres du Ciel", 2nd edition 1877
PCT4262365 Engraving from Camille Flammarion's book "Les Terres du Ciel", 2nd edition 1877. View of a giant astronomical bezel

M: the doctor (Medicus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222013 M: the doctor (Medicus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

Portrait of Leon (Leonhard) Euler (1707 - 1783), Swiss mathematician
JAB5036860 Portrait of Leon (Leonhard) Euler (1707 - 1783), Swiss mathematician.; (add.info.: Portrait of Leon (Leonhard) Euler (1707 - 1783), Swiss mathematician.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Portrait of Paul Jablochkov (Jablochkoff), Russian engineer and physicist (1847-1894)
JAB5036859 Portrait of Paul Jablochkov (Jablochkoff), Russian engineer and physicist (1847-1894).; (add.info.: Portrait of Paul Jablochkov (Jablochkoff)

Portrait of Erasmus Bartholin (Erasmus Bartholinus) (1625-1698) Danish doctor
XEE5028039 Portrait of Erasmus Bartholin (Erasmus Bartholinus) (1625-1698) Danish doctor and physicist - Engraving of the 18th century; (add.info)

Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), French philosopher, writer and mathematician
XEE5027653 Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), French philosopher, writer and mathematician; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), French philosopher

Portrait of Emile Clapeyron (1799-1864) French engineer and physicist considers one of the founders of thermodynamics
XEE5028733 Portrait of Emile Clapeyron (1799-1864) French engineer and physicist considers one of the founders of thermodynamics; (add.info)

Portrait of Otto BRUNFELS (1488-1534) German botanist
XEE5028359 Portrait of Otto BRUNFELS (1488-1534) German botanist; (add.info.: Portrait of Otto BRUNFELS (1488-1534) German botanist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746) Scottish mathematician
XEE5030625 Portrait of Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746) Scottish mathematician; (add.info.: Portrait of Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746) Scottish mathematician); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist - Engraving of the 19th century
XEE5030507 Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist - Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873)

Portrait of Andreas Libavius (1560-1616) German naturalist and chemist
XEE5030497 Portrait of Andreas Libavius (1560-1616) German naturalist and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Andreas Libavius (1560-1616) German naturalist and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Jean Bernoulli (Johann Bernouilli) (1667-1748), Swiss mathematician and scholar
XEE5028126 Portrait of Jean Bernoulli (Johann Bernouilli) (1667-1748), Swiss mathematician and scholar; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Bernoulli (Johann Bernouilli) (1667-1748)

Portrait by Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician - engraving of 1856
XEE5027715 Portrait by Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician - engraving of 1856; (add.info.: Portrait by Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer

Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander, (1799 - 1875) German astronomer
XEE5027660 Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander, (1799 - 1875) German astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander)

Portrait of Josef Von Fraunhofer (1787-1826) German Physicist
XEE5027516 Portrait of Josef Von Fraunhofer (1787-1826) German Physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Josef Von Fraunhofer (1787-1826) German Physicist); Stefano Bianchetti

Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601) explains how the globe works to Johannes Kepler (Keppler) (1571-1630)
XEE5027421 Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601) explains how the globe works to Johannes Kepler (Keppler) (1571-1630) - Illustration by Walton; (add.info)

Portrait of Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac (Louis Joseph Gay Lussac) (1778 - 1850), French physicist and chemist
XEE5027408 Portrait of Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac (Louis Joseph Gay Lussac) (1778 - 1850), French physicist and chemist; (add.info)

Representation de Pythagore (-6eme siecle) - in "Cosmographie " de Julius Solinus. Manuscrit du 14eme siecle
GIA5036520 Representation de Pythagore (-6eme siecle) - in "Cosmographie " de Julius Solinus. Manuscrit du 14eme siecle.; (add.info)

Portrait of the Marquis Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) astronomer, mathematician and physicist
XEE5029925 Portrait of the Marquis Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) astronomer, mathematician and physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of the Marquis Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) astronomer

Portrait of Thomas Graham (1805-1869) British Chemist
XEE5029743 Portrait of Thomas Graham (1805-1869) British Chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Graham (1805-1869) British Chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Nehemiah Grew (1641 1712) English botanist and physician
XEE5029648 Portrait of Nehemiah Grew (1641 1712) English botanist and physician; (add.info.: Portrait of Nehemiah Grew (1641 1712) English botanist and physician); Stefano Bianchetti

The hydrogenic balloon of Baron Louis-Bernard Guyton-Morveau (Louis Bernard Guyton (Guiton) de Morveau) (1737-1816)
XEE5029613 The hydrogenic balloon of Baron Louis-Bernard Guyton-Morveau (Louis Bernard Guyton (Guiton) de Morveau) (1737-1816) French chemist; (add.info)

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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.