Maternal Solicitude — Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. Maternal Solicitude, 1873. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Maternal Solicitude

by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait

Inscriptions

Signed lower right: "A. F. Tait. . / N.Y. 1873"; inscribed on the back: " 'Maternal Solicitude' (The Dying Fawn)"

Provenance

sold in 1873 to H. B. Hurlbut, Cleveland.

Exhibition history

Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

Quick Overview

Artist: Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (American, born England, 1819–1905)
Date: 1873
Medium: oil on wood
Dimensions: Unframed: 49.5 x 61 cm (19 1/2 x 24 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: American Painting and Sculpture
Credit line: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
Accession no.: 1915.693

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Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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