4042A

Esther invites Ahasuerus to a banquet

Artist: Unidentified Artist
Title: Esther invites Ahasuerus to a banquet
Date: ca. 1652
Medium: Engraving. After Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574) via Philip Galle (1537-1612). One of 130 plates (plus title page) illustrating the Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti (The Royal-Size Bible). Published in Amsterdam by Claes Jansz. Visscher (1586-1652) and Nicolaes Visscher I (1618-1709).
Photo Source: Online Collection, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
Item: 4042A