William Harvey (artist)

Bewick describes him as one "who both as an engraver & designer, stands preeminent" at his day (Memoir, p. 200).

Harvey moved to London in 1817, studying drawing with Benjamin Haydon, and anatomy with Charles Bell.

In 1821, he made a wood-engraving after Haydon in imitation of engraving, the large block of the Assassination of L. S. Dentatus.

One of his earliest works is his illustrations for Alexander Henderson's History of Ancient and Modern Wines in 1824.

His masterpieces are his illustrations to Northcote's Fables (1823–33) and to E. W. Lane's The Arabian Nights' Entertainments (1838–40).