Pasteur in His Laboratory in the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, painting by Albert Von Edelfelt, 1885  

Pasteur in His Laboratory in the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, painting by Albert Von Edelfelt, 1885  

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This article aims to give the reader a language with which one can discuss portraits of academics and their usage. Moreover the four most frequently used genres of portraits of academic authors will be introduced. And it will be argued why insight into, and knowledge of these genres is crucial in order to make the correct choice of portrait in the...