print
- Museum number
- 1842,0806.340
- Title
- Object: Esther a Suppliant before Ahasuerus
- Description
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Esther fainting into the arms of her tearful maids, before Ahasuerus, who sits enthroned to right, wearing turban, crown and ermine cape, leaning towards her with one hand at his breast, the other, holding his sceptre, touching her hand; after Guerchino. 1767
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1767
- Dimensions
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Height: 396 millimetres
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Width: 485 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Drawing no. 98 in Strange's catalogue of his collection of paintings and drawings after paintings ('A Descriptive Catalogue of a Collection of Paintings... ', London, 1769) in which he offers the engraving at 10s.6d.
It is a companion to Le Blanc no. 1 (Abraham giving up the hand-maid Hagar).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1842
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1842,0806.340