Seated man with hat reading book at table outside house by John Whistler https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14276781/seated-man-with-hat-reading-book-table-outside-house-john-whistlerFree Image from public domain licenseAbove, Alexis of Piedmont and Albertus Magnus; centre, William Harvey and Francis Bacon drawing aside a curtain to reveal… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14013858/image-face-person-bookFree Image from public domain licenseSir John Forbes. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1857, after J. Partridge. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13974854/sir-john-forbes-mezzotint-walker-1857-after-partridgeFree Image from public domain licenseAlexander Ogilvie Beattie. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after G. Sayer. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14015196/alexander-ogilvie-beattie-stipple-engraving-cochran-after-sayerFree Image from public domain licenseHenry Moyes and William Nicol. Mezzotint by W. Ward, 1806, after J. R. Smith. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13996146/henry-moyes-and-william-nicol-mezzotint-ward-1806-after-smithFree Image from public domain licenseThe noble lyfe & natures of man, of bestes, serpentys, fowles & fisshes yt be moste knowen / [Laurence Andrew]. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13999773/image-paper-cartoon-plantFree Image from public domain licenseReading publication drawing sketch. AI generated Image by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12002923/image-background-face-paperView licenseA young man sits reading ledgers at his desk wearing spectacles and an eyeshade. Wood engraving after A. Oberländer. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13987522/image-paper-cartoon-faceFree Image from public domain licenseBenjamin Franklin. Line engraving by J. G. Walker after S. Elmer, 1780. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13971074/benjamin-franklin-line-engraving-walker-after-elmer-1780Free Image from public domain licenseA scholar-alchemist pores over a book, searching for inspiration. Etching by F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14012178/image-face-person-booksFree Image from public domain licenseA boy telling his aunt the advantages of placing her name on the Social Register. Wood engraving after C. Keene, 1869. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13979255/image-cartoon-person-bookFree Image from public domain licenseA group of women bathing and resting on the banks of a lake, they are watched by a young man who is sitting in a tree… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13982528/image-plant-person-bookFree Image from public domain licensePeople living a life of fantasy as a result of being excessively influenced by reading novels. Coloured etching after G.M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13978730/image-borders-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseA man who is trying to read being disturbed by a family in conversation. Wood engraving by Swain after F. Barnard. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13973303/image-paper-cartoon-faceFree Image from public domain licenseAn old man is reading while his valets are attending to his toilet. Aquatint by F. Goya, 1812/1888. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14019291/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseA sick man stirring his bitter medicine. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, 1824, after M.W. Sharp. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14004308/image-face-person-bookFree Image from public domain licenseJohn Mudge. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds, 1838, after Sir J. Reynolds. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13975874/john-mudge-mezzotint-reynolds-1838-after-sir-reynoldsFree Image from public domain licenseA Japanese physician reading a book. Lithograph by Hanhart after C. 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Dolci. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13981991/saint-john-the-evangelist-engraving-ah-payne-after-dolciFree Image from public domain licenseWilliam Buchan. Line engraving by J. Mills, 1803, after A. Mills. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14004584/william-buchan-line-engraving-mills-1803-after-millsFree Image from public domain licenseStudy abroad, aesthetic illustration https://www.rawpixel.com/image/11725694/study-abroad-aesthetic-illustrationView license