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Mordecai is Honored in Babylon and the Execution of Haman
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Mordecai is Honored in Babylon and the Execution of Haman

Jan Luyken · 1700 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Two scenes on a plate. Above: Mordecai sits on a horse and wears a magnificent garment. He is accompanied by soldiers through the streets of Babylon, while the people cheer him on. Haman leads the procession. Below: Haman hangs hanged on the gallows he himself had erected. Around the gallows spectators stand watching the execution.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMordechai wordt in Babylon geëerd en de executie van Haman. 1700. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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