Below, on the left is the apothecary, composed of items of pharmaceutical equipment. His hat is an alembic or distilling flask. Bags of oil of lilies and oil of bay cover his chest. Various other ointments, creams and syrups form other parts of his body

On the right is the surgeon, whose body is composed of surgical instruments. His hat is a cranial elevator (for removing pieces of bone when the skull has been fractured). In his right hand he holds a vaginal speculum, in his left an oral speculum. Trusses hang from his right forearm, tourniquets from his left. On his breasts he has shaving bowls. From his waist hang saws, knives and drills"]]>
"The individual figures were probably devised by the French engraver Nicolas de Larmessin, ca. 1695. The arrangement of the three figures in a single composition with an ornate colonnade open to a mountainous backdrop seems to be unique to this painting"]]>
Lettering
Lieu.t Gover.r Gall-stone, inspired by Alecto; or The birth of Minerva ...
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI, London 1938, no. 7721
William Schupbach, 'Il Luogotenente Governatore del Calcolo Biliare', Kos, 1984, 1(6), p. 12
Lettering note
Lettering continues: "From his head she sprung, a goddess arm'd", Milton. To the opinions of the right hon.ble Edward, Lord Thurlow, the Earls Camden, Bute, Bathurst, and Coventry, George Touchet -Baron- Audley, and Philip Thicknesse Jun.r esq.r to the literati, the Royal Society, the military, medical and obstetric bodies, this attempt to elucidate the properties of honor and courage, intelligence and philanthropy, is most respectfully submitted, by their humble servant, J.s Gillray ... [Lettering continues at great length. The full text can be found in the British Museum catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. 4, number 7721]

On the table, page is open to an image of a physician feeling a woman's breast with the caption "Man Midwifery Analyzed. or a new way to write Bawdy for the instruction of Modest Women with an Emblematic Frontispiece"]]> https://wellcomecollection.org/works/wftc6zre]]>
Ricord uses a knife upon cupids]]> https://wellcomecollection.org/works/zhvdra8n]]> ]]> ]]> Technique:
engraving
]]> ]]> http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101393823]]> https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.24726169]]> https://wellcomecollection.org/works/b55uub8v]]> Series: Series: The National Gallery of Pictures by the Great Masters]]> Etching and engraving
Height: Height: 271 millimetres
Width: Width: 214 millimetres
Inscription content: Lettered in lower margin with title and production details: "Engraved by L. Stocks" and "From the original Picture by Sebastiano del Piombo in / The National Gallery / No.63" and "Jones & Co. Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square, London.".
After Sebastiano del Piombo's "Portrait of a lady with the attributes of Saint Agatha" of c. 1540 in the National Gallery (inv. NG 24), thought at the time to represent Giulia Gonzaga.]]> Print made by: Lumb Stocks
Published by: Jones & Co]]> Published in: London (England)
Europe: British Isles: England: London (England)]]> https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1861-1214-66
Purchased from: Willis & Sotheran]]>
The letter ‘F’ before the name ‘Sebastianus’ in the signature shows that this work was painted in or after the year 1531, when Sebastiano del Piombo (‘Sebastiano of the Seal’) became the bearer of the papal seal and adopted the honorific title associated with that role: frate (friar). The painting of the lady’s dress and hair are well preserved although the flesh areas are now damaged and have a greyish appearance.

oil on canvas
92.4 × 75.3 cm
Signed]]> https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/sebastiano-del-piombo-portrait-of-a-lady-with-the-attributes-of-saint-agatha
The Reverend William Holwell Carr
Holwell Carr Bequest, 1831
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/people/the-reverend-william-holwell-carr]]>