Jan Steen
Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman
c. 166870 x 92.9 cm
Oil on canvas
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Literature
Catalogues raisonnés
HdG 19a
Kirschenbaum 19a
Braun 300
Literature
Peter Marijnissen, Wim de Paus, Peter Schoon, George Schweitzer (redactie), De Zichtbaere Werelt, Zwolle, 1992, p. 174, fig. 2
Provenance
Possibly Jan de Wijs, Amsterdam, 1684
possibly sale Amsterdam, 17 September 1727, nr. 16 (135 guilders)
possibly Willem Six sale, Amsterdam, 12 May 1734, nr. 124 (19.50 guilders to Jan Hendrik Mos)
possibly D. Reus sale, Amsterdam, 24 May 1752, nr. 24 (16.10 guilders)
sale Amsterdam, 23 May 1764, nr. 30 (151 guilders to P. Yver)
with Douwes Bros., Amsterdam, before 1926
W.J.R. Dreesmann collection, Amsterdam, 1926-1954
Museum Dreesmann, Amsterdam, before 1938-1954
Dreesmann heirs' collection, Wassenaar, 1954-1960
Dreesmann sale, Amsterdam, 22-25 March 1960, nr. 15
with Douwes Bros., Amsterdam, 1960-1962
with G. Cramer, The Hague, 1963
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 1964, John L. Severance Fund
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Other works by Jan Steen
The Drunken Couple
c. 1655-65
c. 1655-65
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Two Kinds of Games
A Couple Drinking
Peasant Wedding
1672
1672