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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.636
People
Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish (Leiden 1494 - 1533 Leiden)
Title
Esther before Ahasuerus
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1518
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/339733

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 27.6 x 22.3 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: engraved in plate, lower center: L 1518
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: B31
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 33

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011.

Notes:
Robert Bradford Wheaton passed away in 2010.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 31

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton in memory of Robert Bradford Wheaton
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.636
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/01/2014 - 05/07/2015

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

Verification Level

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