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Firescreen, Le Couronnement d'Esther
This is a Firescreen. It was after Jean-Francois de Troy. It is dated ca. 1825 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
Between the years 1736 and 1742 Jean-François de Troy (French, 1679-1752) created seven cartoons or studies for the Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory telling the story of Esther. There were slight variations between de Troy’s paintings and the woven tapestry’s but the changes were minimal. This wallpaper design, the second panel from the series of seven designs, is a nearly exact copy of the woven tapestry, with the block-printed wallpaper panel being printed in reverse of the tapestry. One noted change between the de Troy painting and the tapestry: de Troy had included a pair of dogs at the base of the stairs; this was changed for a pair of covered urns in the tapestry. This panel shows Esther being crowned Queen by Ahasuerus, King of Persia.
This object was
donated by
Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- Overdoor (France)
- block-printed on handmade paper.
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1931-45-76
- Overdoor, La Toilette d'Esther
- block printed on handmade paper.
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1931-45-1
- Textile (Sweden)
- wool.
- 1941-102-24
Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Drawing, Costume Design: Red Queen, for "Checkmate"
- brush and gouache, graphite on white paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-277
- Sidewall (USA)
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Mark Bitter, Robert Bitter, Ward Bitter, and Tami Bitter Cook.
- 1992-139-66
- Sidewall (possibly England)
- machine-printed on paper.
- Gift of Dr. Francis J. Geck.
- 1980-73-27
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 79.5 × 110 cm (31 5/16 × 43 5/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Firescreen, Le Couronnement d'Esther; After Jean-François de Troy (French, 1679–1752); France; block-printed on handmade paper; H x W x D: 79.5 × 110 cm (31 5/16 × 43 5/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-45-3
