2016

REPRODUCTION OF "THE DOCTOR"

BY SIR LUKE FILDES

23.5" x  20"

$95.00

Sir Samuel Luke Fildes KCVO RA (3 October 1843 – 28 February 1927) was an English 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.  Fildes' first son, Philip, died of tuberculosis in 1877. The image of the doctor at his son's side during the ordeal left a lasting memory of professional devotion that inspired Fildes' 1891 work The Doctor.^[4] His later son, Sir Paul Fildes, was an eminent scientist. In 1947 the United States issued a three cent postage stamp paying tribute to the medical community. Reference Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Fildes