The Toilette of Esther

The Toilette of Esther
ArtistThéodore Chassériau
Year1841
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions45.5 cm × 35.5 cm (17.9 in × 14.0 in)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

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. The painting is in the Musée du Louvre. Vincent Pomarède of the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon has described it as "one of the most famous (paintings) in the Louvre".[1]

  1. ^ Guégan 145

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