John Heaviside, after Johann Zoffany
Primary
Richard Earlom
(London, England, 1743–1822)
NationalityEnglish, Europe
Date1803
MediumMezzotint
DimensionsSheet: 21 11/16 × 16 in. (55.1 × 40.6 cm)
Additional Dimension: 19 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (50.5 × 35.2 cm)
Additional Dimension: 19 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (50.5 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Karen G. and Dr. Elgin W. Ware, Jr. Collection, 2005.164
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Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2005.164
On View
Not on viewAs noted in the inscription, Heaviside was Royal surgeon to George III. He holds a human heart, while a spine rests in the jar behind him. These refer not only to his profession but to the well-known collection of anatomy and natural history that he assembled in his London home. Established and supported by a distinguished Texas physician and board member of the Texas Medical Association, the Ware Collection contains some 120 prints of medical imagery.
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