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The Doctor is an 1891 painting by Luke Fildes that depicts a Victorian doctor observing the critical stage in a child's illness while the parents gaze on helplessly from the periphery. It has been used to portray the values of the ideal physician and the inadequacies of the medical profession. Different theories exist as to the painting's origin but it is most likely based upon Fildes' own experience of the death of his son. Critics have noted that Fildes omitted common medical equipment of his era in order to focus on the relationship between physician and patient. Origins The painting was commissioned by Henry Tate in 1890 as a work of "social realism" on a topic of Fildes' choosing to be displayed in the National Gallery of British Art, now known as the Tate Gallery London. Fildes was paid £3,000 for the work, a sum he felt was too small for such a painting and less than he expected for painting portraits. Two Victorian doctors, Dr Thomas Buzzard (neurologist) and Dr Gustavus Murray (obstetrician), have been particularly associated with the painting, as has the genre of the period in which it was painted. Fildes had the particular desire "to put on record the status of the doctor in our time". Different theories exist as to the origins of the painting.

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Notable quotes

“Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the Fourth Dimension? Have you? To be exiles?”
— An Unearthly Child [1.1] (23 November -14 December 1963)
“There's no point being grown-up if you can't be childish sometimes.”
— Robot [12.1] (28 December 1974 - 18 January 1975)
“I suppose you could say the yoke's on him if you were the sort of person who said that sort of thing which fortunately I'm not.”
— The Creature From the Pit [17.3] (27 October - 17 November 1979)
“You lot. You spend all your time thinking about dying, like you're going to get killed by eggs, or beef, or global warming, or asteroids. But you never take time to imagine the impossible: that maybe you survive.”
— The End of the World [1.2] (2 April 2005)
“Before you ask, that fire had nothing to do with me. Well, a little bit.”
— The Fires of Pompeii [4.2] (12 April 2008)
“We all change. When you think about it, we are all different people, all through our lives. And that's ok, that's good, you gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. I will not forget one line of this. Not one day...I swear. I will always remember when the Doctor was me.”
— The Time of the Doctor [7.15] (25 December 2013)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

The Doctor is an 1891 painting by Luke Fildes that depicts a Victorian doctor observing the critical stage in a child's illness while the parents gaze on helplessly from the periphery. It has been used to portray the values of the ideal physician and the inadequacies of the medical profession. Different theories exist as to the painting's origin but it is most likely based upon Fildes' own experience of the death of his son. Critics have noted that Fildes omitted common medical equipment of his era in order to focus on the relationship between physician and patient.

Overview

The Doctor is an 1891 painting by Luke Fildes that depicts a Victorian doctor observing the critical stage in a child's illness while the parents gaze on helplessly from the periphery. It has been used to portray the values of the ideal physician and the inadequacies of the medical profession. Different theories exist as to the painting's origin but it is most likely based upon Fildes' own experience of the death of his son. Critics have noted that Fildes omitted common medical equipment of his era in order to focus on the relationship between physician and patient. Origins The painting was commissioned by Henry Tate in 1890 as a work of "social realism" on a topic of Fildes' choosing to be displayed in the National Gallery of British Art, now known as the Tate Gallery London. Fildes was paid £3,000 for the work, a sum he felt was too small for such a painting and less than he expected for painting portraits. Two Victorian doctors, Dr Thomas Buzzard (neurologist) and Dr Gustavus Murray (obstetrician), have been particularly associated with the painting, as has the genre of the period in which it was painted. Fildes had the particular desire "to put on record the status of the doctor in our time". Different theories exist as to the origins of the painting.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the Fourth Dimension? Have you? To be exiles?”
— An Unearthly Child [1.1] (23 November -14 December 1963)
“There's no point being grown-up if you can't be childish sometimes.”
— Robot [12.1] (28 December 1974 - 18 January 1975)
“I suppose you could say the yoke's on him if you were the sort of person who said that sort of thing which fortunately I'm not.”
— The Creature From the Pit [17.3] (27 October - 17 November 1979)
“You lot. You spend all your time thinking about dying, like you're going to get killed by eggs, or beef, or global warming, or asteroids. But you never take time to imagine the impossible: that maybe you survive.”
— The End of the World [1.2] (2 April 2005)
“Before you ask, that fire had nothing to do with me. Well, a little bit.”
— The Fires of Pompeii [4.2] (12 April 2008)
“We all change. When you think about it, we are all different people, all through our lives. And that's ok, that's good, you gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. I will not forget one line of this. Not one day...I swear. I will always remember when the Doctor was me.”
— The Time of the Doctor [7.15] (25 December 2013)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Not who you're looking for? Others named The Doctor: fictional character from the television series Doctor Who · 2019 West End play by Robert Icke · TV series · Single by Mary Wells

The Doctor across IJR

In the Arcade

Landgrab: Doctor Doom EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Doctor Doom parody.

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