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William Harvey

Also known as: William Harvey; primary name: Harvey, William
Details: individual; printmaker; British; Male
Life dates: 1796-1866
Address: 24 Norfolk Street, Cavendish Square, London (in 1821)
Biography: Wood-engraver, designer, and painter; pupil of William Bewick (q.v.) Born in Newcastle, died in Richmond, Surrey. Apprenticed to Thomas Bewick from 1809, and his initials appear against engravings in workshop records from 1811. Went to London in 1817 and became a pupil of Benjamin Robert Haydon, alongside Edwin and Thomas Landseer. By 1822 Harvey was regarded at the foremost draughtsman to the wood-engraving trade.
Bibliography: Obituary in the Art Journal 1866, pp.89-90 DNB

740 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0711.10 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 Drawn by:William Harvey |
Production date: 1796-1866

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0711.9 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 Drawn by:William Harvey |
Production date: 1796-1866

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0711.8 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 Drawn by:William Harvey |
Production date: 1805-1876

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1882,0311.1382 |
Producer name: Attributed to:William HarveyFormerly attributed to:Thomas Bewick |
Production date: 1753-1818

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0711.7 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 Drawn by:William Harvey |
Production date: 1805-1876

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0716.12 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 Drawn by:William Harvey |
Production date: 1796-1866

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1861,0518.214 |
Producer name: Printed by:Vizetelly & CoPublished by:John Murray |
Production date: 1842 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Edinburgh

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1878,1214.193-200 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1882,0610.38-49 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPublished by:Seeley & Burnside |
Production date: 1837 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

pot

Museum number: Af1900,-.64 |
Ethnic group: x85201 Made by:Xhosa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Uitenhage

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1891,0326.26 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.329 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.319 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Abraham John MasonFormerly attributed to:John Jackson |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Title: The Simplon. |
Museum number: 1871,0114.11 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:John Orrin Smith |
Production date: 1836-1837

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.20 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1869,1009.147 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1812-1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.201 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1860,0714.594 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Mason JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1847-1851

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.125 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel Machin SladerAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1891,0326.14 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1831

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1900,0613.265 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1816-1848

print; frontispiece

Title: Much ado about nothing |
Museum number: 1874,0711.454 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Thomas Williams |
Production date: 1820-1840

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.192 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.258 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonIntermediary draughtsman:William Harvey |
Production date: 1840

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1869,1009.146 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1812-1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.461 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Title: The Perplaxed Widow. |
Museum number: 1900,0613.588 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry WhiteIntermediary draughtsman:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; title-page

Museum number: 1896,1230.171 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPublished by:Baldwin & Cradock |
Production date: 1812-1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.327 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Title: The imitating animals |
Museum number: 1900,0613.607 |
Producer name: Block cut by:George Wilmot BonnerAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; title-page

Museum number: 1891,0326.29 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonIntermediary draughtsman:William Harvey |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.229 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:J. Thompson |
Production date: 1812-1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.16 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.536 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Edward Dalziel |
Production date: 1835-1870

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1869,1009.153 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Thomas Williams |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.453 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Joseph Lionel Williams |
Production date: 1830-1860

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.31 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1820-1850

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.470 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Thomas Williams |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Title: The Old Man and Death |
Museum number: 1874,0711.510 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Charlton NesbittAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1869,1009.156 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Thomas Williams |
Production date: 1820-1860

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.184 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration; album

Title: India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel |
Museum number: 1913,0415.167 |
Producer name: Print made by:Dalziel BrothersAfter:Sir John Gilbert

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1891,0326.55 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Title: The complainer. |
Museum number: 1900,0613.170 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Allen Robert BranstonBlock cut by:Robert Branston |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.65 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1812-1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.363 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.388 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.49 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1812-1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.259 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1840

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.522 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Title: The soldier and his horses. |
Museum number: 1900,0613.153 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Frederick William BranstonAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1891,0326.88 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1816-1848

print; book-illustration

Title: A penny saved is a penny got |
Museum number: 1900,0613.398 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1891,0326.50 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.405 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Mason JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1840

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1889,0603.9 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1820-1860

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.186 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Title: Pen, Ink, and Paper |
Museum number: 1900,0613.290 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.400 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.182 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.33 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1820-1850

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.442 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Mason Jackson |
Production date: 1834-1860

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.387 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1891,0326.84 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonBlock cut by:William Henry Powis |
Production date: 1816-1848

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.356 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Title: Fortune and Plutus |
Museum number: 1891,0326.75 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1833

print; title-page

Museum number: 1874,0711.450 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Robert Branston |
Production date: 1842-1847

print; book-illustration

Title: The wild and tame geese |
Museum number: 1900,0613.602 |
Producer name: Block cut by:George Wilmot BonnerAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.123 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel Machin SladerAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.328 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.446 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.166 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.277 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1891,0326.23 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.478 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Mason Jackson |
Production date: 1835-1870

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1906,0419.116 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.347 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.443 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Mason Jackson |
Production date: 1835-1870

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1891,0326.27 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Title: The philosopher and sheet of paper |
Museum number: 1900,0613.613 |
Producer name: Block cut by:George Wilmot BonnerAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Title: The Village Quack |
Museum number: 1900,0613.302 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.194 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Title: The Brocaded Gown and Linen Rag |
Museum number: 1874,0711.509 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.37 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.34 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1830s

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.119 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel Machin SladerAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.110 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel Machin SladerAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.183 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.379 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.444 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1820-1850

print; title-page

Museum number: 1859,0709.1640 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ThompsonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1826

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.486 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1812-1833

print; book-illustration

Title: The Spanish cavalier. |
Museum number: 1900,0613.168 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Allen Robert BranstonBlock cut by:Robert Branston |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.253 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John JacksonAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1840

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.492 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Thomas Mosses |
Production date: 1812-1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,0613.97 |
Producer name: Block cut by:John WrightAfter:James Northcote |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1889,0603.15 |
Producer name: BIOG30777 After:William Harvey |
Production date: 1820-1860

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.21 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Title: The Two Scythes. |
Museum number: 1900,0613.590 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry WhiteIntermediary draughtsman:William Harvey |
Production date: 1828

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.530 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Thomas Williams |
Production date: 1839