Who painted “The Toilette of Esther”?

“The Toilette of Esther” was painted by Théodore Chassériau in 1841. Where to see it: Louvre.

What to look for

Orientalism: the subject gives it away (turbans, tiles, deserts, minarets), painted with the polish of Academic art and strong Mediterranean light.

Théodore Chassériau (September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria. Wikipedia

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More by Théodore Chassériau

“The Caliph of Constantine”, 1854
“Venus of the sea”, 1838
“Aline Chassériau”, 1835
“The Two Sisters”, 1843
“The Tepidarium”, 1853
“Andromeda chained to the Rock by the Nereids”, 1840
“Bather Sleeping Near a Spring”, 1850
“The Defence of the Gauls by Vercingetorix”, 1855