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A cast from the marble bust by Peter Scheemakers at the Royal College of Physicians, and given to St Bartholomew's Hospital by George Leith Roupell, physician and lecturer to the hospital. William Harvey (1578–1657) became physician to St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1607. He became 'Physician Extraordinary' to King James I on 3rd February 1618. He seems to have similarly served various aristocrats, including Lord Chancellor Bacon. Having returned to England in 1632, Harvey accompanied King Charles I wherever he went as 'Physician in Ordinary’. In particular, Charles' hunting expeditions gave Harvey access to many deer carcasses and it was upon them that Harvey made many observations and consequent theories. In 1628 he published in Frankfurt his completed treatise on the circulation of the blood, 'De Motu Cordis'.
Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums
London
Title
William Harvey (1578–1657)
Date
1800–1850
Medium
plaster
Measurements
H 56 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SBHX2/23
Work type
Bust