The First Lesson, Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called Guercino), Italian, 1591 – 1666, Stipple engraving in brown ink and white paper, A woman sits before a curtain, facing her child to the right. He stands, supported by her left arm, both holding on to a paper with the beginning of the alphabet on it. Far right, an urn or vase with flowers., England, ca. 1775–1800, Print

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