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Modern art Collection: Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist, 1887

Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist, 1887. Gessner (1516-1565) wrote Historiae Animalium, regarded as the beginning of modern zoology, published in 1555-1558

Modern art Collection: Franciscus Junius, pioneer of Germanic philology, 1887

Franciscus Junius, pioneer of Germanic philology, 1887. Franciscus Junius (1591-1677) devoted himself to the study of Anglo-Saxon and other ancient Germanic languages

Modern art Collection: Charles Darwin, British naturalist, (1899). Artist: C Cook

Charles Darwin, British naturalist, (1899). Artist: C Cook
Charles Darwin, British naturalist, (1899). Darwin (1809-1882) put forward the modern theory of evolution and proposed the principle of evolution by natural selection

Modern art Collection: Otto von Bismarck, German statesman, 19th century

Otto von Bismarck, German statesman, 19th century. Prince Otto von Bismarck-Schonhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), was Chancellor of Prussia and architect of modern Germany

Modern art Collection: Rene Descartes, 1775. Artist: J Collyer

Rene Descartes, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Rene Descartes, 1775. Eighteenth century engraving of French philosopher and mathematician Descartes (1596-1650) who is regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Modern art Collection: Marble bust of the Emperor Caligula

Marble bust of the Emperor Caligula. Caligula (12-41 AD) was the third Roman Emperor, ruling from 37 until he was assassinated in 41

Modern art Collection: Emperor Trajan, Trajans Column, Rome

Emperor Trajan, Trajans Column, Rome. Trajans Column was raised by Apollodorus of Damascus by order of the Senate. It is located in Trajans Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill

Modern art Collection: Saint Sebastian, 1457. Artist: Andrea del Castagno

Saint Sebastian, 1457. Artist: Andrea del Castagno
Saint Sebastian, 1457. Sebastian was a Christian saint and martyr, who is said to have died under the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian in the 3rd century

Modern art Collection: John Lubbock, first Baron Avebury, English banker, archaeologist, naturalist and politician, c1880

John Lubbock, first Baron Avebury, English banker, archaeologist, naturalist and politician, c1880. Lubbocks (1834-1913) Prehistoric Times, first published in 1865

Modern art Collection: Karl Friederich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer and physicist

Karl Friederich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Born in Brunswick, Gauss (1777-1855) founded the modern form of complex analysis

Modern art Collection: Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist, early 19th century

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist, early 19th century. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) founded the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Modern art Collection: Nicholas Lemery, French chemist, 1762

Nicholas Lemery, French chemist, 1762. Lemery (1645-1715) was a pharmacist and lecturer in Paris. He wrote a textbook on chemistry and a treatise on the element antimony

Modern art Collection: Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist, 1835

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist, 1835. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) founded the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Modern art Collection: Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, 1732 (early 19th century). Artist: William Home Lizars

Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, 1732 (early 19th century). Artist: William Home Lizars
Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, 1732 (early 19th century). Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778), the founder of the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature, aged 25 in Lapland dress

Modern art Collection: Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) founded the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Modern art Collection: Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist. Artist: W Evans

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist. Artist: W Evans
Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) founded the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Modern art Collection: James Hutton, Scottish geologist, 18th century, (1875)

James Hutton, Scottish geologist, 18th century, (1875). Hutton (1726-1797) first published his Theory of the Earth in 1785, then an expanded version in 1795

Modern art Collection: Madame Sophie Schliemann, 1877

Madame Sophie Schliemann, 1877. Madame Schliemann wearing jewellery excavated by her husband Heinrich at Troy (in modern Turkey) in 1876

Modern art Collection: Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1884

Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1884. Darwin (1809-1882) put forward the modern theory of evolution and proposed the principle of evolution by natural selection

Modern art Collection: Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1672

Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1672. Regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Modern art Collection: Pierre Belon, French naturalist, 1553 (1762)

Pierre Belon, French naturalist, 1553 (1762). Belon (1517-1564), aged 36. Financed by the Cardinal of Tournon, Belon undertook extensive travels through Greece, Asia Minor, Arabia

Modern art Collection: Girolamo Fabrici, Italian anatomist and surgeon, 17th century

Girolamo Fabrici, Italian anatomist and surgeon, 17th century. Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente - Italian name Girolamo Fabrici - (1537-1619) was one of the founders of modern embryology

Modern art Collection: Ambrose Pare, 16th century French military surgeon, 1835

Ambrose Pare, 16th century French military surgeon, 1835
Ambrose Pare, 16th century French military surgeon, [1835]. Pare (1509-1590) is widely regarded as the father of modern surgical practice. From The Gallery of Portraits by Charles Knight

Modern art Collection: Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1883

Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1883. Darwin (1809-1882) put forward the modern theory of evolution and proposed the principle of evolution by natural selection. From The Century Magazine

Modern art Collection: Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), Nobel prize-winning atomic physicist, c1908

Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), Nobel prize-winning atomic physicist, c1908
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), 1908 Nobel prize for chemistry. New Zealand atomic physicist. Is considered by many to have laid the groundwork for the development of modern nuclear physics, (c1908)

Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), Nobel prize-winning atomic physicist, c1908
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), New Zealand atomic physicist, c1908. Awarded 1908 Nobel prize for chemistry. Is considered by many to have laid the groundwork for the development of modern nuclear

Modern art Collection: Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue

Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue
Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Willis (1621-1675) was the first in modern times to notice the sweetish taste of diabetic urine in diabetes mellitus

Modern art Collection: Henry Ford, American engineer and automobile manufacturer, c1910-c1930

Henry Ford, American engineer and automobile manufacturer, c1910-c1930. In 1903, Henry Ford (1863-1947) founded the Ford Motor Company

Modern art Collection: Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist and physician, 1807

Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist and physician, 1807. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) was the founder of the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Modern art Collection: Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, c1830

Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, c1830. Artist: Henry Meyer
Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, c1830. Credited with founding the modern theory of probability

Modern art Collection: Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, 1821

Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, 1821. Artist: Thomas Dale
Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, 1821. Credited with founding the modern theory of probability

Modern art Collection: Pierre de Fermat, 17th century French mathematician, 1870

Pierre de Fermat, 17th century French mathematician, 1870. Fermats (1601-1665) contributions to mathematics include the founding of analytic geometry

Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue
Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Willis (1621-1675) was the first man in modern times to notice the sweetish taste of diabetic urine in Diabetes mellitus

Modern art Collection: Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1835

Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1835. Nineteenth century engraving of Descartes (1596-1650) who is regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Modern art Collection: Henry Ford, American automobile engineer and manufacturer, 1908

Henry Ford, American automobile engineer and manufacturer, 1908. In 1903, Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He pioneered modern assembly line mass production techniques for his famous Model

Modern art Collection: James Watt as a young man, c1769. Artist: James Scott

James Watt as a young man, c1769. Artist: James Scott
James Watt as a young man, c1769. Watt was a Scottish engineer and instrument maker who invented the modern steam engine which became the main source of power in Britains textile mills

Modern art Collection: Roger Bacon, philosopher and scientist, 1786

Roger Bacon, philosopher and scientist, 1786. Bacon is often regarded as the first modern scientist. He has been associated with scientific inventions like the magnifying glass

Modern art Collection: Jons Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, early 19th century

Jons Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, early 19th century. Berzelius devised the first consistently accurate method of using the oxidation technique developed by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

Modern art Collection: Charles Plumier, French friar, botanist and botanical explorer, 1762

Charles Plumier, French friar, botanist and botanical explorer, 1762. Plumier (1646-1702) was born in Marseilles. Appointed royal botanist by Louis XIV in 1693

Modern art Collection: Wax portrait from Antinoe, 3rd century

Wax portrait from Antinoe, 3rd century. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits is the modern term given to a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies

Modern art Collection: Wax portrait from Antinoe, 2nd century

Wax portrait from Antinoe, 2nd century. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits is the modern term given to a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies

Modern art Collection: Oscar WiIde, Irish writer, wit and playwright, c1890

Oscar WiIde, Irish writer, wit and playwright, c1890. Wilde (1854-1900) was an exponent of art for arts sake. His best known novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray

Modern art Collection: Socrates, Greek philosopher. Roman copy of a lost Greek original of c370 BC

Socrates, Greek philosopher. Roman copy of a lost Greek original of c370 BC. Socrates (469-399 BC) is considered to be the intellectual father of modern Western philosophy

Modern art Collection: Socrates, Ancient Greek philosopher, early 20th century

Socrates, Ancient Greek philosopher, early 20th century. Socrates (469-399 BC) is considered to be the intellectual father of modern Western philosophy

Modern art Collection: Socrates, Ancient Greek philosopher

Socrates, Ancient Greek philosopher. Marble portrait bust from the Archaeological Museum, Athens. Socrates (469-399 BC) is considered to be the intellectual father of modern Western philosophy

Modern art Collection: Cecil Rhodes, British-born South African, financier, statesman and empire builder, 1891. Artist: Spy

Cecil Rhodes, British-born South African, financier, statesman and empire builder, 1891. Artist: Spy
Cecil Rhodes, British-born South African, financier, statesman and empire builder, 1891. Rhodes (1853-1902) made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond mines

Modern art Collection: Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), British poet, critic and educationalist, 1881

Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), British poet, critic and educationalist, 1881. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), British poet, critic and educationalist, 1881. He was the eldest son of Thomas Arnold, headmaster of Rugby School

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