The Toilette of Esther
Théodore Chassériau · 1841
The story
The Toilette of Esther or Esther Preparing to be Presented to King Ahasuerus, is an 1841 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Théodore Chassériau. The painting depicts a moment from the scriptural Book of Esther, when Esther prepared to meet King Ahasuerus, ruler of Persia, who subsequently took her as his wife.
- Artist
- Théodore Chassériau
- Date
- 1841
- Collection
- Louvre, Paris, France
- Movement
- Orientalism
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 45.5 × 35.5 cm
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