Portraits of Dr. William Harvey

by Royal Society of Medicine

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ENGRAVED PORTRAITS

The British Museum Catalogue of Engraved Portraits, by Freeman O’Donoghue, F.S.A. (Lond. 1910, vol. ii, p. 459), gives a list of the Engraved Portraits of William Harvey, which has been enlarged by Mr. Sidney H. Badcock, who has made a special study of the Harvey Engravings.

1.	H.L. to R. in gown; oval frame with ornaments. Plate to Birch’sheads. Pub. Knapton, 1739, from the picture ‘in the collection ofDr. Mead’.
	Painter, Bemmel. Engraver, J. Houbraken.
	Line, 14⅛ x 8¾ in.
	One proof with artist’s name only; two lettered impressions. In thefirst edition the portrait has a very narrow margin. A few copieswere published in parts with a wider margin. The plate was alsopublished as a proof before letters, a proof with letters and awide margin, and it was issued in both states on India paper. Itwas re-cut for the fourth edition of Birch published in 1813 with amargin of 2-2½ inches.
2.	A copy of the last with the ornaments; reversed and a squareframe added to enclose the whole picture. Pub. G. Kearsly, 1777.From the Copper-plate Magazine.
	Painter, Bemmel. Engraver, T. Cook.
	Line, 5⅞ x 4⅜ in.
3.	Another copy with the ornaments; reversed. Plate to UniversalMagazine. Pub. J. Hinton.
	Painter, Bemmel. Engraver, Anon.
	Line, 6¼ x 4 in.
4.	Another copy to L., nearly full face; in Doctor’s gown andcollar with the strings tied: in an oval frame resting on apedestal lettered ‘William Harvey M.D.’
	Painter, Bemmel. Engraver, T. Cook.
	Line, 5½ x 3⅝ in.
5.	Another copy, bust only to R.; oval, at head of an account ofhim. Plate to Biographical Magazine. Pub. Harrison & Co., 1795.
	Painter, Bemmel. Engraver, P. Audinet.
	Line, 1⅞ x 1½ in.
6.	Another copy, bust only to L.; without background; four Latinlines below.
	Painter, Bemmel. Engraver, Anon.
	Line.
7.	Nearly W.L. to R. seated, in gown, hat in r. hand. From thepicture at the College of Physicians of London. Frontispiece to hisOpera Omnia, 1766. Corn. Jonson, pinxt.
	Painter, C. Janssen. Engraver, J. Hall.
	Line, 7⅝ x 6⅜ in.
8.	Similar to the last but reversed.
	Painter, C. Janssen. Engraver, Anon.
	Line, 9¾ x 7 in.
9.	Similar to the last; H.L. only to L.; oval frame. Unfinishedplate as left at McArdell’s death.
	Painter, C. Janssen. Engraver, J. McArdell.
	Mezz., 11 x 9 in.
10.	Similar to the last; H.L. to L. Collar, with tassels tied, anddoctor’s gown. Pub. Laurie and Whittle, 1794. Van Dyck, pinxt.
	This appears to be the re-worked plate from which No. 9 was printedwith the incorrect attribution to Van Dyck.
	Painter, C. Janssen. Engraver, J. McArdell.
	Mezz. 13 x 9 in.
11.	Similar to last but to R. Proof before any inscription.
	Painter, C. Janssen. Engraver, (?).
	Mezz. 3⅛ x 2½ in.
12.	Similar, head only, R. Vignette 1878. Proof before anyinscription.
	Painter, C. Janssen. Engraver, C. H. Jeens.
13.	H.L. to L. in skull-cap. From picture belonging to the RoyalSociety. Plate in C. Knight’s Portrait Gallery, 1833.
	Painter, C. Janssen. Engraver, E. Scriven.
	Stipple, 5 x 4½ in.
	Also published by Wm. S. Orr, London.
14.	Sculptured bust on pedestal to R. Frontispiece to Englishtranslation of his De Generatione Animalium, 1653 (Fagan, p. 41).
	Engraver, W. Faithorne.
	Line, 5 x 3¼ in.
15.	Copy from the last. Circular medallion on pedestal supported bytwo allegorical figures with the title ‘Dr. Harvey’ and ‘page 553’in top right-hand corner. (Reproduced as Plate XIII, p. 30.)
	Line, 6¾ x 4½ in.
16.	Nearly W.L. to L., seated in an arm-chair, in gown, hat inright hand, with title ‘Gulielmus Harveius Doct. Professor regiusExercitationum Anatomicarum de Motu Cordis et sanguiniscirculatione celeberrimus Auctor’. From the picture now in theNational Portrait Gallery.
	Engraver, (W. Hollar (?)) or more probably by Gaywood.
	Etching, 7⅞ x 6 in.
17.	H.L. to L. in broad collar and skull-cap. Pub. J. W. Parker.
	Engraver, C. G. Lewis.
	Etching, 5¼ x 4⅝ in.
18.	W.L. to R., standing, holding tablet; vignette. Pub. 1815.(Fanciful.)
	Painter, G. B. Cipriani.
19.	Copy of No. 12. Sculptured bust on pedestal to R. Frontispieceto William Harvey, by R. Willis, M.D., 1878.
	Photogravure, Goupil & Cie.
20.	Similar to No. 10. Head only, to R. Frontispiece to Lives ofPhysicians, 1830.
	Painter, C. Janssen. Engraver, W. C. Edwards.
	Stipple, 3½ x 2⅞ in.
21.	H.L. to L., nearly full face, in doctor’s gown, with whitecollar and tassels. Lettered ‘William Harvey M.D.’ Pub. Arch.Fullerton & Co., Glasgow. Pub. in Cunningham’s Lives of EminentEnglishmen, 1835, and again in 1836.
	Engraver, S. Freeman.
	Line, 7 x 5 in.
22.	Bust in an oval, to R. Doctor’s gown and collar with tasselsand strings tied. Pub. Ed. Harding, 1801.
	Sc. Harding.
	Stipple, 10½ x 8½ in.
23.	Vignette. Bust similar to No. 5, L. Pub. in PhysiognomicalPortraits.
	Painter, Bemmel. Holl., sculpt.
	Stipple, 2½ x 1¾ in.
24.	Bust, R. Square collar and buttoned surtout. Lettered‘Guillaume Harvey’. Painter, Vigneron. Engraver, Engelman.
	Litho. 11 x 8¼ in.
25.	Bust, inscribed ‘William Harvey M.D.’ between two columns. Itforms the upper half of the certificate given to pupils attendingthe Anatomical and Chirurgical lectures of Dr. William Hunter. Theplate seems to have come into the possession afterwards of GeorgeFordyce, M.D. (1736-1802), who used it for a similar purpose.
	Line, 11¼ x 8 in.
26.	Nearly W.L. to L., seated, in gown, hat in left hand. Frompicture at Royal College of Physicians. Pub. in Pettigrew’sPortrait Gallery, 1840. It was also published separately in proofand as a proof before letters.
	Painter, C. Jansons (sic). Engraver, J. Thomson.
	Printed by McQueen.
	Steel engraving, 3½ x 3¾ in.
	Janssen’s picture reversed.
27.	Reduced copy of No. 8. Frontispiece to William Harvey, byD’Arcy Power, 1897.
	Painter, Cornelius Jonson (sic). Engraver, Hall.
	Photo-sc., 3 x 3¼ in.
28.	Three-quarter length to R., standing, in gown, left hand ondiagram of arterial system; apparatus, shelves, and books in thebackground.
	Painter, (?).
	Process block, 6¼ x 5 in.
	Presented to members of the Historical Section of the Royal Societyof Medicine, Nov. 1912. See also Proceedings of the Royal Societyof Medicine (Section of History), 1912, vi, p. 31, Pl. II.
29.	Bust to L., in doctor’s gown. The base of the pedestalinscribed ‘Guil. Harvei illus.’
	Etching, 2⅞ x 2⅝ in.
30.	Bust to R.
	W. Read, sc.
	Engraving, 6¼ x 4⅛ in.
31.	Bust to L. The medal of the Edinburgh Hunterian Society withthe lettering ‘In Gul. Harvei honorem MDCCLXXXII’.
	Etching, 2 x 1⅜ in.
32.	Bust to R., in doctor’s gown, with wide lace collar and stringsuntied. Pub. by C. Forster in the Literary Magazine and BritishReview, 1790.
	Painter, Bemmel, Sculpt., Blackberd.
	Line, 7 x 4½ in.
33.	Bust to R. as in No. 32. Pub. by J. Robins, 1830.
	Painter, Bemmel. Engraver, J. Thomson.
	Stipple, 7½ x 4½ in.
34.	Bust to L., nearly full face, in doctor’s gown with collar andstrings tied, in an oval resting on a block which is lettered‘William Harvey M.D.’ No name of painter or engraver.
	Line, 5⅞ x 3⅞ in.
35.	Bust to L., surtout buttoned, plain linen collar, no tassels,skull-cap. Lettered ‘W. Harvey M.D.’ Pub. by C. Knight in CabinetPortrait Gallery of British Worthies, vol. vii, 1846.
	Etching, 3½ x 2½ in.
36.	‘Harvey demonstrating to Charles Ist his theory of theCirculation of the Blood.’ From a painting by R. Hannah. Lineengraving by H. Leman. Pub. Messrs. Lloyd Bros. & Co., 22 LudgateHill, 1851. (See the Lancet, 1851, i, p. 382.) Fanciful.
37.	‘Harvey with the two children of Charles 1st at the battle ofEdgehill 1642.’ Fanciful.
	W. F. Yeames, R.A., pinxt. H. Dixon, photo.
	Frontispiece to Dr. John W. Ogle’s Harveian Oration for 1881.
38.	Bust to L., surtout buttoned with plain white falling collar:no tassels: no skull-cap. From the portrait in the NationalPortrait Gallery. Pub. for G. Moreton, 42 Burgate Street,Canterbury, 1894.
	Photogravure, 5½ x 3¾ in.
	Portraits of Harvey are also reproduced in Clinical Sketches,Lond. 1895, vol. i, facing page 16; B. W. Richardson, Disciples ofÆsculapius, 8vo, Lond. 1910, i. 13-19; A lithograph by Hart andMapother, Louisville, Kentucky; Engraving, G. Johnson, pinxt, T.Coldwell (Lond.), 1799; Engraving, Göttingen, T. C. Dieterich,1789; Lithograph nach Hall von A. G. Eberhard; Engraving,Houbraken, pinxt., W. R. Jones, sc.
BUSTS
1.	The monument in Hempstead Church near Saffron Walden in Essex.
2.	Peter Scheemakers’ (1691-1770) bust at the Royal College ofPhysicians, London. Presented by Dr. Mead in 1739. It was copiedfrom an original picture in the possession of Dr. Mead.
3.	Coin in the British Museum. It was struck at Berlin in 1825 inhonour of Blumenbach.
4.	Coin by Rogat.
5.	The medal of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh.
STATUES
Mr. Bruce Joy’s statue at Folkestone. Statue in the Museum at Oxford.

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