LEARNING TO READ, Louise Verité, France, 1888

Genre scene showing the housewife in morning clothes.

Sitting in a cavernous armchair, he watches over his daughter's learning progress. He holds it against him with his left hand, and with his right hand indicates the text he is reading.

The abandoned doll and the rug rolled up at its feet testify to the sudden rush of the child running into her mother's arms. The daughter, distracted from the morning fun, shows her perfected skills with a smile on her face.