Haman Arrested at a Banquet by Order of King Ahasuerus

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Haman Arrested at a Banquet by Order of King Ahasuerus

1781

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet (French, 1731–1797) After a painting dated 1740 by Jean François de Troy (French, 1679–1752)

Between 1737 and 1740 Jean-François de Troy painted seven designs based on the Old Testament story of Esther for the royal tapestry manufactory in Gobelins. The biblical narrative reaches its climax in the scene shown here. Queen Esther-having revealed that she is Jewish to her husband Ahasuerus, king of the Persians-prevents the massacre of her people by Haman, the king's chief minister. De Troy's Story of Esther became the most frequently woven tapestry series in eighteenth-century France. Some four decades later they remained popular enough for Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet to engrave them as a series.

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Object Details

Titles:

Haman Arrested at a Banquet by Order of King Ahasuerus
Aman arrêté par order d'Assuérus, The Story of Esther

Date:

1781

Artists:

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet (French, 1731–1797) After a painting dated 1740 by Jean François de Troy (French, 1679–1752)

Medium:

Etching and engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 19 1/8 x 24 3/8 inches (48.5 x 61.9 cm) Sheet: 22 1/8 x 29 3/16 inches (56.2 x 74.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John F. Lewis Collection given to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1933 by Mrs. John F. Lewis, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation

Accession Number:

1985-52-4934

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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