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Painting of a dark-haired young woman in a black dress reading a small book on a gold couch, with a white dog and a red apple beside her.

Katie Lewis reading a book

A young woman with dark hair in a black gown lies on a gold-cushioned couch against a shimmering golden drape, absorbed in a small open book. A fluffy white dog rests beside her, and a red apple sits on the cushion at right in this painted scene.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1886
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1079 × 510 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1886; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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