The reading lesson , by pierre jean edmond castan , Academicism style
A painting of a woman and a child reading a book.
A painting of a woman and a young girl. The woman is wearing a long black skirt and a green and white shirt. The girl is standing next to the woman. She is holding a book in her hands. There is a baby sleeping in a crib next to her. The baby is wrapped up in a white blanket. The room they are in has a large brown curtain hanging from the ceiling.