Mordecai refuses to bow the knee to Haman. 1784.

After the original by J.-F de Troy. 1740.
Engraving. 490 x 615.
Under the image in the center: MARDOCHÉE REFUSE DE FLÉCHIR LES GENOUX DEVANT AMAN; below: Dessiné et Gravé par J. Beauvarlet Graveur d’après le Tableau peint par F. de Troy Peintre; near the bottom edge of the sheet: A Paris chez l'Auteur, rue de Tournon près le Luxembourg; in the lower right corner of the sheet: Imprimé par Robbe.
Sheet 3 from the "History of Esther" series. The release of the engraving was announced in the "Journal de Paris" on July 20, 1784. The drawing for this print was exhibited by Beauvarlet at the Salon in 1775.
Inv. G 666.
Literature: Inventaire BNF XVIIIe s., t. 2, p. 252-255, No. 93.
Troy, Jean-François de (1679, Paris – 1752, Rome) – French Rococo painter, the son and student of François de Troy (1645–1730). Director of the French Academy in Rome.