Esther before Ahasuerus
Maker
After
1594-1665
1622-1693
1594-1665
1622-1693
Title
Esther before Ahasuerus
Medium
etching and engraving
Dimensions
Height: 53.4 cm (sheet (mounted on card))
Width: 67.7 cm (sheet (mounted on card))
Width: 67.7 cm (sheet (mounted on card))
Accession Number
G.1939.AB.69
Mode of Acquisition
Warburg Institute, London, transfer, 1939
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Provenance
Léon Coutil, Les Andelys (1856-1943); acquired by Anthony Blunt for the Warburg Institute, 1938; transferred to The Courtauld Institute, 1939.
Inscriptions
Inscription: Nic. Poussin pinx / Esther devant Assuerus / F. de Poilly Sculp / [extensive inscriptions in French and Latin from the Book of Esther]
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