William Harvey's statue by Henry Weekes

This Caen stone statue of William Harvey by Henry Weekes represents one of the 19 great men of science that stand "thoughtfully against the pillars around the court"¹ of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History in Oxford. Harvey keeps an heart in his right hand.

See also http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/learning/pdfs/statues.pdf

• Photo by Luca Borghi ti.supmacinu|ihgrob.l#| (August 2011)

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Footnotes

1. G.Ferry, A wonderland of natural history. A souvenir guide, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford 2011, p. 13.