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Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844, British, Ferdinand Riding the Waves, ca. 1830
- Title:
Ferdinand Riding the Waves
- Additional Title(s):
Verso: Ferdinand Playing Chess
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1830
- Medium:
- Watercolor with gray wash and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 inches (24.8 × 18.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "D 3502"
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5291
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- branch | cape | chess | costume | dagger | doublet | figure study | hat | hilt | horn (musical instrument) | hose (hosiery) | literary theme | man | plays by William Shakespeare | plumes | shipwreck | sword | The Tempest, Act V, Scene I | waves (natural events)
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10275
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The Romantic Art of Theodor von Holst (Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, 1994-06-11 - 1994-07-23) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
The Romantic Art of Theodor von Holst (Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Ltd., 1994-05-05 - 1994-06-01) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 31, no. 86, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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