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Painting of a woman in a gold-embroidered cloak and silver satin gown holding a letter, with a column and draped table in a dark interior.

Esther holding a letter, Rembrandt, 1632

A young woman with auburn hair stands on a tiled floor, wearing a gold-embroidered cloak over a pale silver satin gown and holding an open folded letter. A column, a draped table and a gold dish sit in the shadowy background, and warm light falls across the figure in this oil painting.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1632
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1900 × 2175 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1632; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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