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A selection of portraits that depict sitters reading. See also: 'Books and Libraries' (Accessory) and 'Writing' (Activiity).

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Sarah Booth, by Henry Meyer, after  Henry William Pickersgill - NPG L269.B7.08

Sarah Booth

by Henry Meyer, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1813
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.08

An official, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 2662(9)

An official

by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink, circa 1820
NPG 2662(9)

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, by Sir David Wilkie - NPG 2936

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

by Sir David Wilkie
oil on panel, circa 1822-1823
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2936