King Ahasuerus giving his ring to Mordecai and Esther
Maker
(artist)
1673-1733
(draughtsman)
1673-1733
(engraver)
1714-1759
1673-1733
(draughtsman)
1673-1733
(engraver)
1714-1759
Title
King Ahasuerus giving his ring to Mordecai and Esther
Date of Production
1758
Medium
medium : material : ink & support : material : paper
Dimensions
Height: 19.8 cm
Width: 14.4 cm
Width: 14.4 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.2933.62
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Mordecai
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : printed : upper centre within frame of image & recto : : Mardochaeus honore / regio auctus. / Esth. VIII v. 2 //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin & recto : : B. Picart, del [colon] Ph. Andr(colon) Kilian, Sc(colon) et exc(colon) A. V. / Humuliamini sub potenti manu Dei, ut vos exaltet in tempore visitationis, I. Petr. V. v. 6. / Wer Dennith uber tan, wird solcher Ehren wehrt, / Wie Mardochai findt, was er nie hat begehrt. //
Inscription: inscription : typed : lower left margin & recto : : Kilian, Index Pict. Chalc. 1758 //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper margin & recto : later Witt inscription : WITT LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin & recto : : B. Picart, del [colon] Ph. Andr(colon) Kilian, Sc(colon) et exc(colon) A. V. / Humuliamini sub potenti manu Dei, ut vos exaltet in tempore visitationis, I. Petr. V. v. 6. / Wer Dennith uber tan, wird solcher Ehren wehrt, / Wie Mardochai findt, was er nie hat begehrt. //
Inscription: inscription : typed : lower left margin & recto : : Kilian, Index Pict. Chalc. 1758 //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper margin & recto : later Witt inscription : WITT LIBRARY //
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