Portrait of William Harvey
Date
ca. early 19th century
Sitter
William Harvey (1578 - 1657, British) , Physician
Creator
Edward Scriven (1775 - 1841, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
Charles Knight, Publisher
After
Peter Lely (1618 - 1680, Dutch) , Portraitist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 125mm
width (print): 100mm
height (paper support): 160mm
width (paper support): 121mm
width (print): 100mm
height (paper support): 160mm
width (paper support): 121mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of William Harvey in three-quarter profile to the left as viewed. He wears single-breasted coat with falling collar and a cap.
Inscribed in pencil ‘W Harvey MD FRS not.’
William Harvey (1578-1657) British physician, he was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p31.
Inscribed in pencil ‘W Harvey MD FRS not.’
William Harvey (1578-1657) British physician, he was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p31.
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