This small-scale three-quarter length work shows Dr James Curry wearing spectacles, seated at a desk with a red curtain behind him. Curry worked at Guy's Hospital 1802–1819. He was born in Ireland and graduated in Edinburgh in 1784. He practised in Northampton before moving to London. He was appointed assistant physician to Guy's in 1802 and soon afterwards made full physician. He was considered one of the most distinguished physicians of his time.