Theodor von Holst
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Theodor Richard Edward von Holst[1] (3 September 1810 – 14 February 1844) was a nineteenth-century British literary painter.
Von Holst was born in London, the fourth of the five children of Matthias and Katharina von Holst. Von Holst's drawing talents were noticed by the artist
Like Fuseli, von Holst painted mostly famous literary subjects of European culture, but not current trends. He drew from the works of
However, von Holst exhibited 49 paintings at major exhibitions in London and sold portraits to collectors. Also, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, greatly admired von Holst's work and according to Browne "considered him a significant link between the older generation of English Romantic painters, such as Fuseli and William Blake, and the Pre-Raphaelite circle".[2]
On 17 August 1841, von Holst married Amelia Thomasina Symmes Villard in Marylebone. Von Holst died from a disease of the liver at his home in London and was buried on 21 February 1844. After his death, his works were sold on 26 June 1844. The composer Gustav Holst, whose middle name was Theodore, was his grand-nephew.
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Media related to Theodor von Holst at Wikimedia Commons
- Browne, Max: "Theodor Richard Edward von Holst". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Last retrieved September 11, 2008; cited as ODNB.
- Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .