A young boy sites under a tree with his book. This vintage black of white image of a child reading would make a great addition to your scrapbook page or other artwork. It is one of several charming images from the illustrator Catherine Douglas Bell (d. 1861) that was included in the 1853 children’s book Cousin Kate and Cousin Mary’s First Book of Stories.
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.
