TW426866 The Village School, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 102.5x87.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Small village schools with a female teacher were generally known as dame schools; On the left of the painting is a boy using a writing slate; The teacher holds a bunch of twigs for punishing children who have not learnt their lessons;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.