Sir James Earle. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton after W. Beechey.

Surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, particularly known for the operation for bladder-stone. Pupil of Percival Pott, whose daughter he married and whose literary works he later published

"16. Sir James Earle. Beechey. H. L., in grounded square border, directed towards left, facing and looking to front, plain coat, frill, curtain in background, medical books to left. Under, Painted by Sir Wm Beechey R A. Engraved by R Dunkarton. Sir James Earle, F.R.S. Surgeon Extraordinary to the King &c &c. Published March 10th 1810 by R Dunkarton 452 Strand. … This distinguished surgeon died in Hanover-square, Sept. 22, 1817, aged 72 years; he was author of many works on subjects connected with his profession."--Chaloner Smith, loc. cit.

In the background, a library of large volumes, of which three are lettered "Hydrocele", "Curv'd spine", and "Potts works"

[London?] : [publisher not identified], [1810?]

1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 38 x 28 cm

[State before lettering, not recorded by Chaloner Smith].

John Chaloner Smith, British mezzotinto portraits, part I, London 1878, p. 226, Dunkarton no 16

Not in: F. O'Donoghue, Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, London 1908-1925

Not in: R. Burgess, Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute, London 1973

Wellcome Collection 647165i