James Bentley, Treasurer of St. Bartholomew's Hospital Size:Large: 7 x 5in In his right hand is

In his right hand is a dark lantern inscribed Amor Patriae

Crypt of St Mary-le-Bow

at the top of the fence on the right is a notice Bill Stickers Beware

with some in the foreground who may be mud-larking - looking for anything washed up by the tide that they might use or sell

James Bentley, Treasurer of St. Bartholomew's Hospital Size:Large: 7 x 5in In his right hand is'James Bentley, Treasurer of St. Bartholomew's Hospital', 1848. Full length portrait of a man wearing a dark suit and holding a document in one hand. His other hand rests on a pile of books on the table, with a quill pen in an ink well. His top hat, gloves, cape and cane rest on a chair beside him. The dome of St Paul's Cathedral, London, can be seen in the distance through the open window.