No. Both Harry and his brother had respiratory weakness from a young age, and Harry died at 41 from tuberculosis. The drawings make more sense if you see them as you read Goethe’s Faust, but Harry had a particular genius for capturing the essence of written word. He truly brings it to life.
Marcus Ranum says
Was he an opium smoker? Because those look like some of the things one might see if one has been mixing opium, alcohol, and a nightmare.
Caine says
No. Both Harry and his brother had respiratory weakness from a young age, and Harry died at 41 from tuberculosis. The drawings make more sense if you see them as you read Goethe’s Faust, but Harry had a particular genius for capturing the essence of written word. He truly brings it to life.
Raucous Indignation says
Fall in a swoon, for sure.