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Jacobus Houbraken18th C. Portrait of William Harvey, MD: 17th C. Circulatory System Discoveries 1739
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An 18th century engraved portrait of William Harvey, MD by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Wilhem von Bemmel, from "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain", published in London in 1739 by John & Paul Knapton. It depicts the portrait of Harvey in an ornamental oval draped by a curtain. He is turned to his left, in a thoughtful pose. He is wearing a dark coat over a dark shirt with a broad white collar and many buttons. Below the oval is a drawing of the human arterial system in the lower left, the rod of Asclepius with what appears to be a live snake and books lying in foreground on the right.
This beautifully inked engraving measures 15.75" in height and 9.75" in width with wide margins. There is a shallow elongated area of paper loss at the edge of the right margin. There are a few very faint spots in the wide upper margin and one in the lower left marginal corner. The print is otherwise in excellent condition.
The print is in the collection of multiple museums and institutions, including: The British Museum, The Library of Congress, The National Portrait Gallery, The Chicago Art Institute
William Harvey was an English physician, best known for his contributions to anatomy and physiology, and in particular for his studies of the circulatory system, which he published in 1616. He was the first physician to describe the properties of blood being pumped to the brain and the rest of the body by the heart. He was also the chief physician to both King James I (1566-1625) and King Charles I (1600-1649) and he built a library for the Royal College of Physicians.
Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) was a Dutch engraver who devoted himself almost entirely to portraiture. He produced a published record of the lives of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. In many cases his portraits are the only likenesses left of these people. Houbraken He collaborated with the historian Thomas Birch and artist George Vertue, on the project entitled, "Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain", published in parts in London from 1743 to 1752. From 1752 to 1759 he worked with the historian Jan Wagenaar (1709–1773) on his 21 part "Vaderlandsche Historie", published by Isaac Tirion in Amsterdam.
- Creator:Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780, Dutch)
- Creation Year:1739
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)
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- Period:1730-1739
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- Gallery Location:Alamo, CA
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Jacobus Houbraken
Jacobus Houbraken was a Dutch engraver and the son of the artist and biographer Arnold Houbraken, whom he assisted in producing a published record of the lives of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. Houbraken was born in Dordrecht and learned the art of engraving from his father. In 1707 he moved to Amsterdam, where for years he helped his father with his magnum opus, his art historical work The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters (1718–21). When his father died, he assisted his mother with the last proofs of the manuscript before publishing. With this project, he started his portraits of Netherlandish celebrities, that are today in many cases the only likenesses left of these people. Houbraken was influenced by studying the works of Cornelis Cort, Jonas Suyderhoef, Gerard Edelinck and the Visschers. He died, aged 81, in Amsterdam.
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