Coronation of Esther by Artaxerxes. 1783.

After the original by J.-F. de Troy. 1738.
Engraving. 480x600.
Under the image in the center: ESTHER COURONNÉE PAR ASSUÉRUS; lower:
Dessiné et Gravé par J. Beauvarlet d’après le Tableau peint par F. de Troy; near the bottom edge of the sheet: A Paris chez l'Auteur, rue de Tournon près le Luxembourg.
Sheet 2 from the "History of Esther" series. The release of the engraving was announced in the "Journal de Paris" on September 8, 1783. That same year, a preparatory drawing for it was exhibited at the Salon.
Inv. G 667.
Literature: Inventaire BNF XVIIIe s., t. 2, p. 252-255, No. 92.
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.