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Esther before Ahasuerus

Esther before Ahasuerus

(Netherlandish, about 1494–1533)
(Netherlandish (Antwerp), about 1500–1565)
mid-16th century
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 27.6 × 22.5 cm (10 7/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP8735
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, lower right: "Martini Petri excude insigni/ aurei fontis propre novam bursam
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; November, 1897, purchased by the MFA through the Harvey D. Parker Fund. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)