Esther Before Ahasuerus

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Maker: Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533
Date: 1518
Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 26.8 × 22.5 cm (10 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Place of origin: Netherlands
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Clarence Buckingham Collection

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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