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  • Philosophers: John Mayow, John Evelyn. Line engraving by J. Caldwall, 1800.
  • Philosophers and writers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
  • Philosophers: twenty portraits of ancient thinkers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
  • Engraving of philosophers from, Le Grand, An entire body of philosophy..., 1694
  • Two philosophers engaged in conversation. Etching by A. Pond, c. 1740, after A. Carracci.
  • The school of Athens: a gathering of ancient philosophers. Engraving by G. Mochetti after Raphael.
  • A classical courtyard filled with natural philosophers, scientists and artists. Engraving after S. Le Clerc.
  • Four philosophers, writing and discussing in a study. Crayon manner print by Lavalée after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
  • James Hutton (left) and Joseph Black (right), natural philosophers, talking together. Etching and aquatint by J. Kay, 1787.
  • The school of Athens: a gathering of ancient philosophers. Engraving by J. & T. Bartlett, 1835, after Raphael.
  • The school of Athens: a gathering of ancient philosophers. Engraving by G. Volpato after G. Cades after Raphael.
  • The school of Athens: a gathering of Greek philosophers disputing with Saint Paul the Apostle. Engraving by G. Ghisi, 1550, after Raphael.
  • Hercules holds up the world between two philosophers representing astronomy and mathematics. Etching by P. Aquila after G. Rossi after Annibale Carracci.
  • The Tetragrammaton and orders of heaven surmounting portraits of famous medical philosophers (Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Galen, Avicenna etc.) and John Woodall. Engraving by G. Glover, 1639.
  • An archangel revealing the physical nature of the universe to a group of natural philosophers and mathematicians. Etching by James Barry, 1795, after his painting.
  • Fame, with a lamp, hovering among clouds over the earth: around her are seven portraits of philosophers in ovals. Engraving by T. Millow, 1804, after R. Smirke.
  • Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the Hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus anglicus. The first part.
  • Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the Hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus anglicus. The first part.
  • Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the Hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus anglicus. The first part.
  • Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the Hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus anglicus. The first part.
  • The history of health, and the art of preserving it, or, an account of all that has been recommended by physicians and philosophers, towards the preservation of health, from the most remote antiquity to this time. To which is subjoined, a succinct review of the principal rules relating to this subject. Together with the reasons on which these rules are founded / by James Mackenzie.
  • Magnalia naturae: or, the philosophers-stone lately expos'd to publick sight and sale; being a true and exact account of the manner how Wenceslaus Seilerus the late famous projection-maker, at the Emperours court, at Vienna, came by, and made away with a very great quantity of pouder of projection, by projecting with it before the Emperor ... / By John Joachim Becher ... [by] Wenceslaus Seilerus ... Published at the request ... especially of Mr. Boyl [sic].
  • The Philosopher, 16th century
  • A philosopher reading. Oil painting.
  • Ebenezer Sibly, Astronomer and Philosopher
  • A philosopher reading. Oil painting.
  • Heraclitus of Ephesius, Ionian philosopher, at Ephesus.
  • The Hon. Robert Boyle, experimental philosopher. Oil painting.
  • A philosopher with a celestial globe. Oil painting, ca. 162-.
  • A philosopher with a celestial globe. Oil painting, ca. 162-.