Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
Esther Chosen Queen by Ahasuerus
From among all the young women gathered to the palace, Esther wins the king's favor, and Ahasuerus sets the royal crown upon her head and makes her queen (Esther 2). A wood engraving from Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860).
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About Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
1794-1872 · German
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a German Nazarene painter whose "Die Bibel in Bildern" (1852–1860), a cycle of 240 woodcuts, became one of the most widely circulated Protestant Bible picture books of the 19th century.