Theodor von Holst (1810 - 1844)
The Fairy Lovers, c. 1840
Oil on canvas, 41.3 x 31.1 cm
The figures are widely read as Oberon and Titania from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Entwined in a passionate embrace, they haste through the moonlit forest with the wind nourishing their stride.
