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Description: | William Harvey (1578-1657), an outstanding physician and physiologist and inspirer of medical science, discovered the circulation of the blood. He studied first at Caius College, Cambridge and then went to Padua, Italy. He returned to London where he became physician to James I and Charles I. He studied at Merton College, Oxford but lost his wardenship during the Civil War. This is a studio portrait. The figure is set in a stone roundel. | Subjects: | portrait (Harvey William) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Lely, Peter (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1618-1680, active in England) Æ Studio of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8486... | Go to resource |
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