The foundations of medical history / by Sir D'Arcy Power.

  • D'Arcy Power
Date:
1931
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Credit: The foundations of medical history / by Sir D'Arcy Power. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    but preferred to pay the fine rather than serve, (v) Eliab Harvey (1589/90-1661), like his three brothers, was a Turkey merchant and perhaps the most success¬ ful. He bought Rolls Park and built the chapel attached to the Church at Hempstead in which he and his successors were buried. The best known of his line was Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey (1758-1830), who was in command of the Fighting Tenter air e at the battle of Trafalgar, (vi) Michael Harvey (1593— 1642/3), was also a Turkey merchant and was a Member of the East India Company but of him little or nothing is known. In the centre of the picture and below his father is (vii) Matthew (1593-1642), twin brother to Michael, and like him a member of the East India Company. The portrait of the lady above the door I believe to be Amye Harvey (1596-1645), who married George Fowke in 1615 and was the mother of children. The Harvey family was not prolific, William, John and Matthew had no children. The Michael branch died out in 1712, and the son of Thomas, known as John Harvey of Antwerp, cannot be traced. The generations from Daniel and Eliab lasted longer, but the direct descendants in the male line are now all dead. I have sometimes wondered why Harvey was painted so often. There are two plausible explana¬ tions. In the first place he lived amongst an artistic circle. Faithorne, Janssen, Wenceslaus Hollar, and Bemmel were his friends. Inigo Jones the architect
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