Esther knielt voor Ahasverus, RP-P-H-Z-199, Lucas van Leyden

Identification title(s): esther kneels before ahasuerus. Object type: print object number: rp-p-h-z-199. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 31-3(3). Bartsch 31. Description: esther kneels before ahasuerus, surrounded by maids and courtiers. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: lucas van leyden (mentioned on object), according to own design by: lucas van leyden. Place of manufacture: netherlands. Dating: 1518 and/or after 1525 - 1599. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 275 mm × w 235 mmexplanationname of the publisher martinus peeters is still partially visible on the stone slab at the bottom left. Subject: what: ahasuerus holds out his scepter to esther (esther usually kneeling). Credit line: loan from the rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Acquisition: loan 1957. Date: 1518 en/of na 1525 - 1599.