The doctor.

  • Robinson, Frederic Cayley, 1862-1927
Date:
1920
Reference:
672829i
Part of:
Acts of mercy. Oil paintings by Frederick Cayley Robinson, 1915-1920.
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About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced August 2023: Wounded and sick men gathered outside a hospital. Oil painting by Frederick Cayley Robinson, 1920.

Description

The painting shows men attending the hospital. They include soldiers who had returned from World War I and were prevented from working by war wounds or psychological trauma. On the left it is morning and a nurse tolls the time of day (as in religious houses) while on the right evening falls on a terrace of Fitzrovia townhouses. The equestrian statue represents the service of the hospital to the state

Publication/Creation

1920.

Physical description

1 painting : oil on canvas ; sight 196 x 336 cm ; canvas 198.5 x 339.5 x 4 cm

Lettering

Cayley Robinson, 1920

Notes

Left painting of the pair.
Title provided by the artist.

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in the Library at Wellcome Collection, London, 5 November 2010-16 July 2013, 2015-
Exhibited in 'Frederick Cayley Robinson: Acts of mercy' at the National Gallery, London, 14 July-17 October 2010.
Exhibited in the Wellcome Library, London, 31 March 2009 - 2 July 2010.
Displayed in Middlesex Hospital until 2007.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 672829i

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  • The doctor [left painting of two]

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