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Engraving of a seated young woman reading an open book to a family gathered in a dim cottage interior, with a man turning toward a bright doorway at left.

A blind girl reads the Bible by touch to her illiterate family in the dark; one man is tempted to go out and enjoy drunken revels in the daylight; representing light and darkness of the understanding. Engraving by W. Ridgway, 1871, after G. Smith.

An engraved interior shows a seated young woman reading an open book in the foreground, while a family gathers around her in a dim cottage. A man at left turns toward a doorway of light, and a child sits on the floor near a basket.

Artist
George Murray Smith
Date
[1871]
Medium
Engravings Allegorical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3057 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1871.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Una niña ciega lee la Biblia con el tacto a su familia en la oscuridad

Un grabado muestra a una joven sentada en primer plano, leyendo un libro abierto, mientras una familia se reúne a su alrededor en una casa de campo poco iluminada. Un hombre a la izquierda se vuelve hacia una puerta llena de luz.

Português: Uma menina cega lê a Bíblia pelo tato para a família na escuridão

Uma gravura mostra uma jovem sentada em primeiro plano, lendo um livro aberto, enquanto a família se reúne ao seu redor em uma casa rural pouco iluminada. Um homem à esquerda volta-se para uma porta cheia de luz.