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  • Cupid learning to read the letters of the alphabet. Engraving after A. Allegri, il Corrreggio.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child: she teaches him to read. Engraving by F. Curti after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • An Egyptian man sits beside his hooka writing a letter, he is watched by his client, a woman. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe, c. 1849, after D. Roberts.
  • A young shepherdess reading an improving book while looking after her flock. Line engraving by C. Mellan, 1680.