Old Testament. Queen Vashti, wife of Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) refuses to obey her husband's orders to expose himself to his guests. Book of Esher, Chapter I. Verses 9-13. Drawing by G. Dore. Engraving by Panemaker.

13 • 9 • ADVISER • AHASUERUS • ANCIENT AGE • ANCIENT PERSIA • ANCIENT WORLD • ANT. OR.: MESOPOTAMIA • ANT. OR.: SUSA • ANTIGUEDAD • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIQUITIES • ANTIQUITY • ASSUERUS • BIBLE OT • BIBLE • BIBLE; • BIBLIA • BIBLICAL • BOOK OF ESHER • BOOK OF ESTHER • BUILDING • BUILDING. • BUILDINGS • CASTLE • CHAPTER • CONSTRUCTION • COUNCIL, COUNCILLOR • COUNSELLOR • COUNSELOR • COURT • DESIGNING • DORE, GUSTAVE • DRAWING • DRAWN • EDIFICIO • EDIFICIOS • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • EPISODE • ETCHING • EXPOSÉ • FAITH • FEMALES • FORTRESS • GROUP • GUEST • GUESTS • HIMSELF • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • HISTORY. • HUMANS • HUSBAND • I • INDOOR • INSIDE VIEW • INSIDE • INTERIOR • INTERIORS • KING • MALES • MAN MEN • MAN • MEN • MESOPOTAMIA • MESOPOTAMIAN • MONARCH • MUJER • MYTH: PERSIAN • NO 9 • OBEY • OLD TESTAMENT • ORDER • ORDERS • PALACE • PALACES • PALACIO • PALAIS • PALAZZO • PANEMAKER • PEOPLE • PERSIA • PERSIAN ART • PERSIAN EMPIRE • PERSIAN MYTH • PERSIAN • PRINT • QUEEN • QUEENS • REFUSE • REJECT • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS ORDER • RELIGIOUS • ROYAL GUARD • SCENE • STAGE • SUSA • SUSA, IRAN • THEATER • THEATRE • THIRTEEN • VASHTI • VERSE • VIRTUE • WIFE • WOMAN'S • WOMAN • WOMAN. • WOMANS • WOMEN'S • WOMEN • WOMENS • XERXES