The Betchworth portraits: members of the family of William Harvey.

THE IMMORTAL William Harvey, discoverer of the circulation of the blood, left no progeny, but he had six brothers, and through them (and especially his brother Eliab), the Harvey line was continued for many generations, until with the death in 1830 of Eliab's great-great-great grandson, Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey, the Harvey male line became extinct. Until the present time, there have been only a few portraits available of members of the Harvey family. In this paper, the author presents for the first time a unique collection of thirteen portraits (three by Sir Godfrey Kneller or his studio) of members of the Harvey family, spanning three centuries. Twelve are in the possession of the most senior remaining descendant of the Harvey family, and they may be referred to as the "Betchworth Portraits".