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The Artist's Wife Esther

Balthasar Denner · 1713

Balthasar Denner: German, 1685 - 1749

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The Artist's Wife Esther

1713

red chalk on thin laid paper · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Medium
red chalk on thin laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 21.5 x 16.7 cm (8 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Collection no.
2010.53.1
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By the artist
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NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

Balthasar Denner. The Artist's Wife Esther. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: National Gallery of Art

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The Artist's Wife Esther — Balthasar Denner. 1713.

Medium: red chalk on thin laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 21.5 x 16.7 cm (8 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2010.53.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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Balthasar Denner. The Artist's Wife Esther. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.