Continental school (17th century) Esther before Ahasuerus, pen, ink and grey wash, 23 x 37cm From the Estate of Francis and Larissa Haskell. Francis Haskell (1928-2000) was an art historian, author and professor of Art History at the University of Oxford. His wife Larissa (1931-2024) was a noted Russian art historian, and was curator of Venetian drawings at the Hermitage.

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