English surgeon and museum proprietor; (1748-1828)

John Heaviside. Oil painting after W. Beechey.

John Heaviside. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1803, after J. Zoffany.

John Heaviside. Photograph after J. Zoffany.

John Heaviside. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1803, after Sir W. Beechey.

John Heaviside. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance.

1 painting : oil on canvas ; frame 89.5 x 77 cm

Dr. John Heaviside, F.R.S. Physician-in-ordinary to King George III.

2 unnumbered pages, 267 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8vo (20 cm)

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : Comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid; comparative anatomy; and natural history.

Essay on the causes of the dry rot in buildings : contained in a series of letters addressed to George Ernest James Wright, Esq. : including some observations on the cure of the dry rot, and on the admission of air into the parts of buildings affected by that disease / by John Papworth.

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid, comparative anatomy, and natural history.

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Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : Comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid; comparative anatomy; and natural history.

Essay on the causes of the dry rot in buildings : contained in a series of letters addressed to George Ernest James Wright, Esq. : including some observations on the cure of the dry rot, and on the admission of air into the parts of buildings affected by that disease / by John Papworth.

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : Comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid; comparative anatomy; and natural history.

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid, comparative anatomy, and natural history.

John Heaviside. Photograph after J. Zoffany.

Dr. John Heaviside, F.R.S. Physician-in-ordinary to King George III.

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : Comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid; comparative anatomy; and natural history.

John Heaviside. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance.

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : Comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid; comparative anatomy; and natural history.

John Heaviside

Images from the collections

Images featuring John Heaviside

Works from the collections

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : Comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid; comparative anatomy; and natural history.

Essay on the causes of the dry rot in buildings : contained in a series of letters addressed to George Ernest James Wright, Esq. : including some observations on the cure of the dry rot, and on the admission of air into the parts of buildings affected by that disease / by John Papworth.

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : Comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid; comparative anatomy; and natural history.

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid, comparative anatomy, and natural history.

John Heaviside. Photograph after J. Zoffany.

Dr. John Heaviside, F.R.S. Physician-in-ordinary to King George III.

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : Comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid; comparative anatomy; and natural history.

John Heaviside. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance.

Catalogue of the museum of John Heaviside, Esq. : Comprising human anatomy, natural and morbid; comparative anatomy; and natural history.

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