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title: Portrait of William Harvey
author: National Portrait Gallery
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17755/portrait-of-william-harvey/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-08-16
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# Portrait of William Harvey
_Authored by National Portrait Gallery_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17755.png)
## Image Caption
A c. 1627 portrait of the English physician William Harvey (1578-1657) who discovered the circulatory system in 1628. (National Portrait Gallery, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Gallery, N. P. (2023, August 16). Portrait of William Harvey. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Gallery, National Portrait. "Portrait of William Harvey." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 16, 2023. .
### MLA
Gallery, National Portrait. "Portrait of William Harvey." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Aug 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William_Harvey_2.jpg) by [**National Portrait Gallery**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William_Harvey_2.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 16 August 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.