(1867 - 1907)
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"Der, den d' sei Brieftasch'n g'fund'n hast laßt 100 Mark Belohnung ausschreib'n für 'n ehrlichen Finder!"
"Dös wird eahm nix helf'n, i hab no drei Jahr Ehrverlust."
"The person whose wallet you found is puttin' up a 100 Mark reward for the honest finder."
"That aint gonna 'elp 'im a lot, I've still another three years without me civil liberties."
(Ehrverlust has two meanings,' loss of honour' or 'loss of civil liberties'
and has the same root as ehrlich – 'honest' )
Brush, ink and charcoal on paper
35.5 x 49.3 cm; 14 x 19.25 in.
Signed with monogram, lower right
Published in Simplicissimus: Year 8 no. 51 (15 March 1904)
