Esther before Ahasuerus

late 18th century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in gray-brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of James A. Bergquist in honor of Jamie Gabbarelli

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.1 × 32.7 cm (9 7/8 × 12 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.7 × 34.5 cm (10 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2018.123.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. undesc.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1859

  • de Baudicour, Prosper. Le peintre-graveur français continué, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'école française nés dans le XVIIIe siècle. Paris, 1861: undesc.

1965

  • Ewald, Gerhard. Johann Carl Loth, 1632 - 1698. Amsterdam, 1965: no. Z 5a

Inscriptions

lower left image on steps: Carlo Lotti; by later hand, along right edge in red chalk: Lir 200; by later hand, center verso in graphite: 4 6d; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: M493

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