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Photograph (Albumen Print, Carte de Visite) of William Harvey FRCS, by Mayall, London, Early 1860s

Inventory Number 53342


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.53342

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Executors of G. H. Gabb in 1949. Part of a small archive of William Harvey's papers (MS Gabb 3).
Primary inscriptions
Printed photographer's details on front and back of mount, latter: 'Photographed from life by | Mayall, | 224, Regent Street, | London ...'.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 106mm Width: 61mm
Inventory No
53342
Accession Number
1949-10

Description

Carte de visite (albumen print mounted on card) of William Harvey, seated full length, turned to left, body and head almost in profile, his right hand resting on an open book on a table and holding a pen as if writing. Companion of 65274, and part of a group of 7 photographs of Harvey.