Eine Dame, die einem Kind das Lesen beibringt

A Lady teaching a Child to Read

Netscher deliberately contrasts the industry of the girl who is being taught to read and the idleness of the boy who prefers to play with the dog. The girl's ribbons and curls are exquisitely rendered, as are the figures' silk clothes. On the back wall is a small copy of The Brazen Serpent by Rubens, the original of which is in the National Gallery.