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Engraved interior of a rustic room: a young woman reads an open book while family members gather around, and a man at left turns toward a bright doorway.

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 held before her, while a crowd of family members gathers around her in a dim, rustic room. A man in a cap at left turns toward the open doorway, where daylight glows.

Artist
George Murray Smith
Date
[1871]
Medium
Engravings Allegorical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3121 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: Joven ciega lee la Biblia a su familia, alegoría de la luz y la oscuridad

Un grabado de interior muestra a una joven sentada que lee un libro abierto sobre sus rodillas, rodeada de miembros de la familia en una habitación rústica y tenue. A la izquierda, un hombre con gorra se vuelve hacia una puerta iluminada por la luz del día.

Português: Jovem cega lê a Bíblia para a família, alegoria da luz e da escuridão

Uma gravura de interior mostra uma jovem sentada que lê um livro aberto diante de si, cercada por membros da família em um cômodo rústico e escuro. À esquerda, um homem de boné vira-se para a porta aberta, onde a luz do dia aparece.

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