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Background imageReading Collection: The Letter, 20th century. Artist: Rex Whistler

The Letter, 20th century. Artist: Rex Whistler
The Letter, 20th century. From The Studio Volume 120 [The Studio Ltd. London & New York, 1940]

Background imageReading Collection: Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds), 1637-1638, (1911)

Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds), 1637-1638, (1911). Artist: Nicolas Poussin
Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds), 1637-38, (1911). Painting held at the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From The French Genius by Haldane Macfall. [T. C. and E. C

Background imageReading Collection: Reading Aloud, 1884, (1936). Creator: Albert Joseph Moore

Reading Aloud, 1884, (1936). Creator: Albert Joseph Moore
Reading Aloud, 1884, (1936). Women in classical dress recline while reading a book. Victorian oil on canvas by Albert Joseph Moore (1841-1893). Held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Background imageReading Collection: A Dames School, 1845, (1904). Artist: Thomas Webster

A Dames School, 1845, (1904). Artist: Thomas Webster
A Dames School, 1845, (1904). From the collection of the Tate Modern, London. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Background imageReading Collection: Mr Tennyson, Reading In Memoriam to his Sovereign, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm

Mr Tennyson, Reading In Memoriam to his Sovereign, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr Tennyson, Reading In Memoriam to his Sovereign, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Background imageReading Collection: Breakfast with the Morning Newspaper, 1898. Artist: Laurits Andersen Ring

Breakfast with the Morning Newspaper, 1898. Artist: Laurits Andersen Ring
Breakfast with the Morning Newspaper, 1898. Found in the collection of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Background imageReading Collection: Reading the Scriptures, 1874. Creator: Thomas Waterman Wood

Reading the Scriptures, 1874. Creator: Thomas Waterman Wood
Reading the Scriptures, 1874

Background imageReading Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Argentinian pontiff, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936, elected as Pope in 2013

Background imageReading Collection: Reading woman, 1911. Creator: Corinth, Lovis (1858-1925)

Reading woman, 1911. Creator: Corinth, Lovis (1858-1925)
Reading woman, 1911. Private Collection

Background imageReading Collection: A bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, 1926-1927. Artist: HW Fincham

A bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, 1926-1927. Artist: HW Fincham
A bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageReading Collection: Reading by Lamplight (Twilight: Interior), 1909. Artist: George Clausen

Reading by Lamplight (Twilight: Interior), 1909. Artist: George Clausen
Reading by Lamplight (Twilight: Interior), 1909. Painting housed at Lotherton Hall, Leeds. From The Studio Volume 69. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916-17]

Background imageReading Collection: Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955

Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955
Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner at Marcos Restaurant after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955

Background imageReading Collection: The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries, 1895. Artist: Beardsley, Aubrey (1872?1898)

The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries, 1895. Artist: Beardsley, Aubrey (1872?1898)
The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries, 1895. From a private collection

Background imageReading Collection: A Man Reading in a Garden (recto)... ca. 1865. Creator: Honore Daumier

A Man Reading in a Garden (recto)... ca. 1865. Creator: Honore Daumier
A Man Reading in a Garden (recto); Preliminary sketch for a Man Reading in a Garden (verso), ca. 1865

Background imageReading Collection: Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798, (1947). Creator: William Holland

Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798, (1947). Creator: William Holland
Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798, (1947). Interior of the Lloyds Coffee House in Lombard Street in the City of London. Lloyds became a meeting place for merchants and shipowners

Background imageReading Collection: The Child Bartholomews Dream, 1889-1890, (1965). Creator: Mikhail Nesterov

The Child Bartholomews Dream, 1889-1890, (1965). Creator: Mikhail Nesterov
The Child Bartholomews Dream, 1889-1890, (1965). Scene depicting an episode from the life of the Venerable St Sergius of Radonezh (c1321-1391), baptised Bartholomew (or Varfolomei)

Background imageReading Collection: Maiden Meditation, 1847, (c1915). Artist: Charles West Cope

Maiden Meditation, 1847, (c1915). Artist: Charles West Cope
Maiden Meditation, 1847, (c1915). Held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imageReading Collection: Saint Jerome reading in a Landscape, c1480-1485. Artist: Giovanni Bellini

Saint Jerome reading in a Landscape, c1480-1485. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
Saint Jerome reading in a Landscape, c1480-1485. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageReading Collection: What do you think of the expedition? from Metamorphoses of the Day, 1829

What do you think of the expedition? from Metamorphoses of the Day, 1829

Background imageReading Collection: John Muir, c. 1917 from a 1909 photograph. Creator: Orlando Rouland

John Muir, c. 1917 from a 1909 photograph. Creator: Orlando Rouland
John Muir, c. 1917 from a 1909 photograph

Background imageReading Collection: The Death of Saint Clare, c. 1400 / 1410. Creator: Master of Heiligenkreuz

The Death of Saint Clare, c. 1400 / 1410. Creator: Master of Heiligenkreuz
The Death of Saint Clare, c. 1400/1410

Background imageReading Collection: St. Mary Magdalene Penitent, 1585. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

St. Mary Magdalene Penitent, 1585. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
St. Mary Magdalene Penitent, 1585

Background imageReading Collection: Saint Luke, 1518. Creator: Agostino Veneziano

Saint Luke, 1518. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
Saint Luke, 1518

Background imageReading Collection: Saint Mark, dated 1518. Creator: Agostino Veneziano

Saint Mark, dated 1518. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
Saint Mark, dated 1518

Background imageReading Collection: In Realms of Fancy, 1898, (c1902). Creator: Unknown

In Realms of Fancy, 1898, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
In Realms of Fancy, 1898, (c1902). After a painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From The Nations Pictures. A selection from the finest modern paintings in the public picture galleries of Great

Background imageReading Collection: Portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. Artist: Roman-Pompeian wall painting

Portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. Artist: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. Found in the collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Background imageReading Collection: Boy Reading, c1900. Artist: Warwick Reynolds

Boy Reading, c1900. Artist: Warwick Reynolds
Boy Reading, c1900. From The Studio Volume 93. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1927]

Background imageReading Collection: Did not you say could sing at sight? - Yes, sir, but not at FIRST sight

Did not you say could sing at sight? - Yes, sir, but not at FIRST sight
" Did not you say could sing at sight?" - " Yes, sir, but not at FIRST sight!", (1907). The German composer Handel works on his " Messiah" in 1741

Background imageReading Collection: Reception-room of the Social Science Congress in the Guildhall, New York, 1864

Reception-room of the Social Science Congress in the Guildhall, New York, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Reception-room of the Social Science Congress in the Guildhall, New York, 1864. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Background imageReading Collection: Marshall, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Marshall, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Marshall, between c1915 and c1920.

Background imageReading Collection: In Union Sq., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

In Union Sq., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
In Union Sq., between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageReading Collection: Y.M.C.A. hut, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Y.M.C.A. hut, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Y.M.C.A. hut, 1918. Soldiers reading at the Y.M.C.A. Bryant Park Eagle Hut, New York City which was opened to serve soldiers during World War I.

Background imageReading Collection: Reading war laws to 12th Regiment, 20 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Reading war laws to 12th Regiment, 20 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Reading war laws to 12th Regiment, 20 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). Officer reading war laws to the 12th Regiment of the New York National Guard in Central Park during World War I.

Background imageReading Collection: Reading war laws to 12th Regiment, 20 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Reading war laws to 12th Regiment, 20 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Reading war laws to 12th Regiment, 20 Jul 1917. Officer reading war laws to the 12th Regiment of the New York National Guard in Central Park during World War I.

Background imageReading Collection: Gen. E.D. Hoyle, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. E.D. Hoyle, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. E.D. Hoyle, 1917 or 1918. Eli DuBose Hoyle (1851-1921) who served as U.S. Army Brigadier General and Commander of the Port of Embarkation at Governors Island, New York City during World War I

Background imageReading Collection: A quiet moment in German trenches, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

A quiet moment in German trenches, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
A quiet moment in German trenches, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers smoking and reading in a trench in Flanders, Belgium, during World War I.

Background imageReading Collection: Censoring prisoners' mail, Doeberitz, 23 Sept 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Censoring prisoners' mail, Doeberitz, 23 Sept 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Censoring prisoners' mail, Doeberitz, 23 Sept 1915 (date created or published later). Soldiers checking the mail of prisoners at a prisoner of war camp at Do¨beritz (now Dallgow-Do¨beritz)

Background imageReading Collection: German River patrol, France, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

German River patrol, France, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German River patrol, France, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers in France during World War I.

Background imageReading Collection: In the shadows, c.1920. Creator: Cucuel, Edward (1875-1954)

In the shadows, c.1920. Creator: Cucuel, Edward (1875-1954)
In the shadows, c.1920. Private Collection

Background imageReading Collection: Boy with book and toys, 1912. Creator: Macke, August (1887-1914)

Boy with book and toys, 1912. Creator: Macke, August (1887-1914)
Boy with book and toys, 1912. Private Collection

Background imageReading Collection: The new woman, 1895. Creator: Morrow, Albert (1863-1927)

The new woman, 1895. Creator: Morrow, Albert (1863-1927)
The new woman, 1895. Private Collection

Background imageReading Collection: Le Poème de l'âme (Poem of the Soul). Le toit paternel (Fatherly roof), 1848-1849

Le Poème de l'âme (Poem of the Soul). Le toit paternel (Fatherly roof), 1848-1849
Le Poeme de l'ame (Poem of the Soul). Le toit paternel (Fatherly roof), 1848-1849. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon.

Background imageReading Collection: The Cotton Famine: school for mill operatives at Mr. Stirling's mill...Manchester, 1862

The Cotton Famine: school for mill operatives at Mr. Stirling's mill...Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Cotton Famine: school for mill operatives at Mr. Stirling's mill, Lower Mosley-street, Manchester, 1862. Literacy classes for unemployed Lancashire textiles workers

Background imageReading Collection: The Cotton Famine: operatives reading the latest news from America in Camp-field free library

The Cotton Famine: operatives reading the latest news from America in Camp-field free library, 1862 Creator: Unknown
The Cotton Famine: operatives reading the latest news from America in Camp-field free library, Manchester, 1862. Unemployed Lancashire textiles workers reading newspaper accounts of the American

Background imageReading Collection: 'Squire Mayduke's Daughter' - drawn by John Gilbert, 1862. Creator: Unknown

"Squire Mayduke's Daughter" - drawn by John Gilbert, 1862. Creator: Unknown
"Squire Mayduke's Daughter" - drawn by John Gilbert, 1862. Illustration to a short story by Augustus Mayhew. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Background imageReading Collection: 'Christmas Presents' - drawn by George Thomas, 1862. Creator: William Luson Thomas

"Christmas Presents" - drawn by George Thomas, 1862. Creator: William Luson Thomas
"Christmas Presents" - drawn by George Thomas, 1862. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Background imageReading Collection: 'The Note and the Nosegay', by W. F. Yeames, in the Winter Exhibition, Pall-Mall, 1864

"The Note and the Nosegay", by W. F. Yeames, in the Winter Exhibition, Pall-Mall, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
"The Note and the Nosegay", by W. F. Yeames, in the Winter Exhibition, Pall-Mall, 1864. Engraving of a painting

Background imageReading Collection: Messrs Cope's Christmas entertainment to their workpeople at St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 1864

Messrs Cope's Christmas entertainment to their workpeople at St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 1864. 'Mr. J. C. Cowper, the tragedian, recited, with great taste and feeling



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