Ahasuerus Gives His Ring to Mordecai - Original Picart Engraving - 1728
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Original 18th-century engraving: King Ahasuerus gives his ring to Mordecai in the presence of Esther (Esther VIII, 2). A grand palace interior, with drapery and colonnade. Lettered below with the title in Hebrew, Latin, English, French, German and Dutch.
Original 18th-century engraving: King Ahasuerus gives his ring to Mordecai in the presence of Esther (Esther VIII, 2). A grand palace interior, with drapery and colonnade. Lettered below with the title in Hebrew, Latin, English, French, German and Dutch.
The king's ring was not an ornament but his personal seal: to hand it over was to surrender the monarch's legal signature. The engraving forms part of the biblical series published at The Hague by Pierre de Hondt; signed "Picart delin." and "Pool sculp.".
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Bernard Picart (1673-1733).
Engraver: Matthijs Pool (1676-1740).
Date: 1728 (compositions of c. 1720).
Source: Figures de la Bible / Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen, The Hague, Pierre de Hondt, 1728.
Dimensions: Image 13.8 x 8.3 in (35 x 21 cm).
Condition: Good; light age-related toning and wide margins.
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Original 18th-century engraving: King Ahasuerus gives his ring to Mordecai in the presence of Esther (Esther VIII, 2). A grand palace interior, with drapery and colonnade. Lettered below with the title in Hebrew, Latin, English, French, German and Dutch.