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William Harvey M.D. / Bemmel pinx. ; J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1739.

William Harvey M.D. / Bemmel pinx. ; J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1739.

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Summary

Print shows William Harvey, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in a medallion draped with cloth, also shows a drawing of the cardiovascular system, parts of a plant, and a snake entwined around a stick, suggesting a caduceus.
Transfer; LC Reading Room?; 1903; (DLC/PP-1903:41878).

"In the collection of Dr. Mead".

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Date

1850 - 1950
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Contributors

Houbraken, Jacobus, 1698-1780, engraver
Bemmel, Willem van, 1630-1708, artist
John and Paul Knapton (Firm), publishers
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Library of Congress
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