The First Lesson

Francesco Bartolozzica. 1775–1800

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

A woman sits before a curtain, facing her child to the right. He stands, supported by her left arm, both holding on to a paper with the beginning of the alphabet on it. Far right, an urn or vase with flowers.

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Title: The First Lesson
Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, 1727–1815
Date Created: ca. 1775–1800
Location Created: England
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Stipple engraving in brown ink and white paper
Credit line: Bequest of George Campbell Cooper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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