[Painted by Stephen Pearce. Engraved by Alexander Scott]. Signed in pencil.
[n.d. c.1873].
Mezzotint, proof before letters on india paper. Printsellers' Association stamp lower left corner.. 340 x 430mm. Trimmed to just outside india paper.
Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809-1884) was an English surgeon and dermatologist, knighted by Queen Victoria in 1881 (as alluded to by the sceptre in the foreground). Here stood at a lecern surrounded by specimens with a list of treatments hung on the wall beside him ('17. Trichopathie; 18. Steatopathie' etc).
W: 3207. For lettered impression see ref. 24484
[Ref: 4595]  £320.00