Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844, British
Title:
Prospero Watching Ferdinand and Miranda
Date:
ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite with black chalk and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 7 1/8 inches (21.9 × 18.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed on verso in graphite, lower left: "T Von Holst"; not dated
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.50
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
correctional institution | drapery | curtains | cloak | sash | figure study | nudes | men | woman | gesture | lovers | father | daughter | prison | steps | cell | spying | hood | watching | literary theme | The Tempest, Act III, Scene I | plays by William Shakespeare
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Art of Theodor von Holst (Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Ltd., 1994-05-05 - 1994-06-01)

The Romantic Art of Theodor von Holst (Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, 1994-06-11 - 1994-07-23)

Shakespeare in Western Art (Isetan Museum of Art, 1992-10-29 - 1992-11-24)

Shakespeare in Western Art (Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, 1992-11-28 - 1992-12-23)

Shakespeare in Western Art (Kintetsu Museum of Art, 1993-01-09 - 1993-02-02)

Shakespeare in Western Art (Takamatsu City Museum of Art, 1993-01-09 - 1993-02-08)

Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 32, 119, no. 87, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10273