Caption:
A child learns from a book while a teacher with a rod looks on sternly. They are followed by a beggar, an invalid, a water-sucker and a blind man with a guide dog. Life is short and dominated by study and illness. The print is part of a series on the Misery of Human Existence, Study and Illness accompany man on his life journey Misery of Human Existence (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, Philips Galle, publisher: Philips Galle, Haarlem, 1563, paper, engraving, h 188 mm × w 243 mm