Leo Bensemann: the Fantastica drawings

Till Eulenspiegel

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Leo Bensemann, Till Eulenspiegel, 1936-37, ink drawing on sheet, Drawings, Paintings and Prints Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library

Till Eulenspiegel

Till Eulenspiegel

But all his life he was never at his ease sufficient to fulfil his promise to the chief magistrate – that he would hang himself, at his leisure, with an old rope. Oft he meditated thereupon, intending to do it; yet the best intents are oft not to be discharged.

The Life and Merry Adventures of Till Eulenspiegel
Dr Thomas Murner (1473-1530)

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