Gustave Dore   -  
La Sainte Bible: Vashti`s refusal

Queen Vashti refuses to attend King Ahasuerus` banquet. Around her, the Persian dignitaries sent to bring her respond to her refusal with looks of bewilderment.


Source: Esther 1
Engraving

Date : 1865
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