Hebrew Women reading the Scriptures at Jerusalem, Joseph Nash, 1843

Women in oriental dress, one to left, breast-feeding and leaning to right to read from a book held by a younger woman sitting beside her, a child on the ground at their feet, leaning against her knees, while a third, older woman, sitting behind the first, turns her head towards them. 1844 lithograph printed in grey and beige. Date: 1843. Dimensions: Height: 248 mm; Width: 166 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Art Union of London. Collection: British Museum. Hebrew Women reading the Scriptures at Jerusalem (BM 1858,0804.8)