Beautiful panorama of the traditional medical profession. Notice the doctor in the foreground contemplating his patient, intrigued, trying to scrutinize the pathophysiology to achieve an effective therapy. We also see the sick girl, possibly victim of some of the terrible incurable infectious febrile diseases in the preantibiotic era, pale, weak, asleep. Deep down we see the dismayed mother, worried, hoping for the best. Also notable is the expression of the father, who cannot contain his concern about his daughter's illness, but who has to remain calm to give comfort to the grieving mother. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: 1891. Dimensions: height: 166.4 cm (65.5 in) ; width: 241.9 cm (95.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Tate. The Doctor Luke Fildes crop
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