The Doctor (painting)
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The Doctor is an 1891 painting by Luke Fildes that depicts a Victorian physician observing the critical stage in a child's illness while the parents gaze on helplessly from the periphery. It has been
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Self-portrait, Luke Fildes, 1911. Royal Academy of Arts, London.
The Widower, Luke Fildes, 1876. A precursor of The Doctor.
Detail of the doctor and patient
Luke Fildes
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Sir Samuel Luke Fildes was a British painter and illustrator born in Liverpool and trained at the South Kensington and Royal Academy Schools. He was the grandson of the political activist Mary Fildes.
The Doctor (painting)
…The Doctor is an 1891 painting by Luke Fildes that depicts a Victorian physician observing the critical stage in a child's illness while the parents gaze on helplessly from the periphery. It has…
Fildes' painting of his son Paul Fildes in 1919
Fildes's grave in Brookwood Cemetery