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Esther a suppliant before Ahasueras (Esther coram, Assuero supplex)

Esther a suppliant before Ahasueras (Esther coram, Assuero supplex)
 1767

Medium
engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
engraving
Measurements
32.5 × 43.5 cm
Accession Number
746-2
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Another Work Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Ahasuerus (Old Testament character, husband of Esther) Ester, Queen of Persia (Old Testament character) fainting kings (people) queens (people) religious characters reproductive prints women (female humans)

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