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Giovanni de' Vecchi

Esther and Mordecai before King Ahasuerus (Esther 8:1- 12)

1536/7–1615
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
31.6 × 22.4 cm (12.4 × 8.8 in)

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