Scholar Collection (#9)

Delilah discusses the secret of the strength of Samson, 18th century (engraving)
5617275 Delilah discusses the secret of the strength of Samson, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Moses ascends Mount Sinai in a storm, 18th century (engraving)
5617342 Moses ascends Mount Sinai in a storm, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

milking goats and slaying a wild boar, 18th century (engraving)
5617339 milking goats and slaying a wild boar, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Cotton plant, 18th century (engraving)
5617328 Cotton plant, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)
5617302 Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra'by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
5306574 Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Fable of Helen of troy, 18th century (engraving)
5617285 The Fable of Helen of troy, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Samson slaying the Philistines, 18th century (engraving)
5617274 Samson slaying the Philistines, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Moses makes water come from a rock, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt, 18th century (engraving)
5616762 Moses makes water come from a rock, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer

Collection of Manna, according to the Hebrew Bible, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt
5616757 Collection of Manna, according to the Hebrew Bible, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt. A place where " there were twelve wells of water and seventy date palms

seedpods and insects, 18th century (engraving)
5616755 seedpods and insects, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, born around 480/485, a late Roman scholar, politician
7277953 Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, born around 480/485, a late Roman scholar, politician by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eberhard Christoph Balthasar Freiherr von Danckelman, 23 November 1643, 31 March 1722
7279993 Eberhard Christoph Balthasar Freiherr von Danckelman, 23 November 1643, 31 March 1722 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Zeus symbolised as an eagle, 18th century (engraving)
5617336 Zeus symbolised as an eagle, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Biblical varieties of sheep, 18th century (engraving)
5617304 Biblical varieties of sheep, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)
5617301 Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Plan of the Tower of Babel seen from above. From Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible, 1732-1737
5617291 Plan of the Tower of Babel seen from above. From Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible, 1732-1737, by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672 - 1733)

Mandragora plant. It is often known as mandrake, 18th century (engraving)
5617290 Mandragora plant. It is often known as mandrake, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, 18th century (engraving)
5617284 Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Plague of lice and midges, 18th century (engraving)
5617273 Plague of lice and midges, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible, 1732-1737
5616766 Illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible, 1732-1737, by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672 - 1733), a Swiss scholar born at Zurich by Scheuchzer

Illustration, 18th century (engraving)
5616764 Illustration, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Aaron and Hur support the hand of Moses on Sinai, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt
5616763 Aaron and Hur support the hand of Moses on Sinai, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer

cultivating cactus, 18th century (engraving)
5616754 cultivating cactus, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra'by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
5306587 Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sacrificing wild bulls, 18th century (engraving)
5617338 Sacrificing wild bulls, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity
5617311 The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity. The Third Day of Creation: The Seas are created, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer

Jacobs fields, 18th century (engraving)
5617307 Jacobs fields, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Abraham visited by angels, 18th century (engraving)
5617298 Abraham visited by angels, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

The innumerable stars, 1732-1737 (engraving)
5617296 The innumerable stars, 1732-1737 (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: Illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Plan of the Tower of Babel seen from the side, 18th century (engraving)
5617292 Plan of the Tower of Babel seen from the side, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

The Stone of Jacob appears in the Book of Genesis as the stone used as a pillow by the Israelite patriarch Jacob at
5617288 The Stone of Jacob appears in the Book of Genesis as the stone used as a pillow by the Israelite patriarch Jacob at the place later called Bet-El

Lot's wife changes into a pillar of salt, 18th century (engraving)
5617282 Lot's wife changes into a pillar of salt, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Offerings made to the Philistines, 18th century (engraving)
5617280 Offerings made to the Philistines, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Samson destroys the Temple of Baal, 18th century (engraving)
5617277 Samson destroys the Temple of Baal, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra'by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
5306604 Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); Universal History Archive/UIG

Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra'by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
5306595 Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); Universal History Archive/UIG

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Albans, Baron Verulam, 22 January 1561, 9 April 1626
7279915 Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Albans, Baron Verulam, 22 January 1561, 9 April 1626 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St)

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness (oil on panel)
7295982 Saint Jerome in the Wilderness (oil on panel) by Basaiti, Marco (1470-1530); 36.8 x 47.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Professor James Strong, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Prof. James Strong, between 1855 and 1865. [Academic, biblical scholar, lexicographer, Methodist theologian: best known for being the creator of Strongs Concordance

C. Astor Bristed, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
C. Astor Bristed, between 1855 and 1865. [Scholar and author; supposedly the earliest known person to use the term " conspiracy theory" ]

Professor Charles Anthon, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Prof. Chas. i.e. Charles Anthon, between 1855 and 1865. [Classical scholar; headmaster of the Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School]

Portrait of Peter Scriverius, . n. d. Creator: Jan van de Velde II
Portrait of Peter Scriverius, .n.d

Abelard and Heloise
7286225 Abelard and Heloise; Private Collection; (add.info.: Abelard and Heloise. Peter Abelard, c. 1079-1142. Medieval French scholastic philosopher, leading logician, theologian, poet)

The author presents the book Ogier le Danois to King Louis XII of France, miniature from Ogier le Danois
IND368804 The author presents the book Ogier le Danois to King Louis XII of France, miniature from Ogier le Danois, 1498 (hand-coloured print) by Verard, Antoine (1450-1519); Biblioteca Nazionale

William Edward Burghardt du Bois (1868-1963) (oil on canvas)
PNP249306 William Edward Burghardt du Bois (1868-1963) (oil on canvas) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Adrian Beverland Drawing a Statue of Callipygian Venus, 1686. Creator: Isaac Beckett
Portrait of Adrian Beverland Drawing a Statue of Callipygian Venus, 1686

Ruggles, Gen. son & daughter?, at Soldiers Home, between 1890 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Ruggles, Gen. son & daughter?, at Soldiers Home, between 1890 and 1910

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