Brown ink sketch on pale paper: a robed, turbaned figure holding a scepter at left, and two kneeling figures at lower right.

Esther before Ahasuerus (Rembrandt, 1655)

Pen and brown ink sketch on pale paper showing a richly robed, turbaned figure at left, holding a scepter, with loose shading in the folds of the garment. At lower right, two smaller figures sit or kneel close together, drawn in quick, economical strokes.

Artist: Rembrandt
Date: 1655
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Size: 3322 × 3305 px

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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1655; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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