Manuscript note on verso indicates that this is from a portrait of James Young Simpson's favorite dog Ruck. Recieved from Miss Eve B. Simpson, March 1901.
Bookplate: Young girl with a flower in her right hand sits on a grassy hillside. Against a mountain backdrop two children carry an oversized crutch. An arch of roses frames the scene with a serpent and bowl on the right and an owl and books below.
Bookplate: Four surgically gowned figures surround an operating table with a patient. Medical instruments are in the foreground, academic buildings are in the background.