"Girl Reading" is an etching by American artist Robert Frederick Blum that depicts a young woman absorbed in her book, capturing a quiet moment of intellectual engagement. Blum's skilled use of the etching medium creates subtle variations in line weight and tone to model the figure and suggest the interior setting. The work exemplifies the late 19th century interest in genre scenes of everyday life and demonstrates Blum's technical mastery of printmaking, a medium he pursued alongside his painting career.