Was an english engraver and designer.
In london in 1817 he studied drawing and anatomy. He switched to design after the death of John Thurston (an english engraver and illustrator and was lead wood designer in london)
In seceral of his wood engravings, harvey mimiced copper-plate engravings by crosshatching and the "Treatise on wood engraving" comments this talent of crosshatching on wood aswell as showing the beauty of simple designs.
After some time, harvey left wood engraving and became a book designer.
William Harvey (artist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. William Harvey (artist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harvey_%28artist%29. [Accessed 16 May 2013].
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