"William Harvey M.D."

Maker
Jacobus Houbraken
Date
1739
 Description
William Harvey (1 April 1578 3 June 1657) was an English physician who made seminal contributions in anatomy and physiology. He was the first known physician to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart, though earlier writers, such as Realdo Colombo, Michael Servetus, and Jacques Dubois, had provided precursors of the theory.
The William Harvey Hospital at Ashford is just several miles from his birthplace of Folkestone.

Object detail

Maker
Other Maker
Jacobus Houbraken ▫ 0 - Whole
John and Paul Knapton ▫ 0 - Whole
Date
1739
Medium
copper line engraving, mounted and framed
Measurements
38.2 x 23.8 cm (sight)
58.2 x 42.8 x 2.4 cm (framed)
Accession Number
MHM05889
Credit line
Gift of Dr Frank C and Mrs Jill Jones, 2009
Inscriptions
name/inscriptions ▫ recto: within image, 'WILLIAM HARVEY M.D.'; across bottom below image, at ll 'Bemmel, pinx', at lr 'J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1739.' and 'In the Collection of Dr. Mead Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londini, 1739.' ▫ 0 - Whole
owner's mark/inscriptions ▫ verso, as label: '(illustration - Australian flora, winged dragon and medical caduceus)/FRANK CURNOW JONES/EX LIBRIS' ▫ 0 - Whole
retailer or distributor/labels ▫ verso: 'SEBRA PRINTS/FINE ANTIQUE PRINTS//402 Burke Road Camberwell Victoria 3124/Tel (03) 9809 0222 Mob 0410 520 110/Email. daf@sebraprints.com.au/Web. www.sebraprints.com.au' ▫ 0 - Whole
Associated Person
Object Type
artwork
Medical History Museum Category
Artworks and Commemorative Items
Museum
Medical History Museum

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