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Photograph (Albumen Print, Carte de Visite) of William Harvey FRCS, by Bassano, London, c.1860

Inventory Number 87853


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.87853

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 back of mount: 'Photographed by | Bassano | 122 Regent Street.'.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 100mm Width: 63mm
Inventory No
87853
Accession Number
1949-10

Description

Carte de visite (albumen print mounted on card) of William Harvey, seated full length, turned to left and looking left of front, his right hand resting on a table and holding a pen, the decorated plinth and figurine from the companion photograph behind him. This and its companion (87853) are the youngest looking of the group of 7 photographs of Harvey, similar to or younger than the full-plate portrait dated 1861 (69029).