Drawing, print study, counterproof, Jacob de Wit, circa 1751

Queen esther before king ahasuerus, after peter paul rubens; counterproof of a drawing in the british museum, made as a preparatory drawing for the engraving by jan punt of the ceiling paintings in the jesuit church in antwerp; the king, seated under a canopy at left, extends a sceptre towards the breast of the kneeling esther at right. C. 1751 red and black chalk with grey wash. Date: circa 1751. Dimensions: Height: 213 mm (Arched top); Width: 308 mm (Lower corners cut diagonally). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Ahasuerus. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, print study, counterproof (BM 2001,1124.10 2)