Record

RefNoP/0062
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Harvey, William
ArtistReyn, Jan De
DescriptionHead and shoulders, left profile.
InscriptionContentAt head of portrait:
GUILIELMUS.HARVEIUS.M D.
At foot of portrait:
Sic ora ferebat.
Magnus Nature Rimator
Et Circulations Sanguinis Demonstrator Primus
Gulielmus Harveius
ObjectNamePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions749 x 622 mm
NotesHe was born in 1578 and died in 1657 and was not a Fellow. He was the first Physician to understand and explain the concept of the circulation of the blood.
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenancePresented by J Mapletoft, 1683
RelatedMaterialColour transparency, Box N101, IM/001977
RelatedRecordIM/001977
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