Ahasuerus Commissions to Destroy the Jewish People, from The Story of Esther
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Story of Esther
Artist: Philips Galle|Maarten van Heemskerck
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp|Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: 1564
Medium: Engraving; first state of three (New Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (29.1 × 35 cm)
Plate: 8 × 9 3/4 in. (20.3 × 24.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Harry Shaw Newman, 1941
Accession year: 1941