"A young girl holds a newspaper with utter seriousness and pretends to read in imitation of adult behaviour, directing her gaze through a pair of eyeglasses perched on the tip of her nose. The painter lends the figure a commanding presence through meticulous observation and detailed description. The fine handling of detail in the girl’s garments and the concentration of light and shadow effects on her..." http://books0977.tumblr.com/post/102017399662/girl-reading-c1882-georgios-jakobides-greek