Marionette Collection

Music cover for Two Marionettes Polka, composed by May Ostlere. Two puppets (without strings!) are depicted dancing on a small stage, framed by red and gold curtains

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Water puppets, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Jack in a box, smiling clown puppet popping out of red wooden box with arms extended to sides, front view

Indian Puppet Show for European Children
Kaut-pootlies, or Puppets exhibited by Native Jugglers, for the amusement of European children. (Plate 18 of 20). Date: 1813

G for Guignol, 1908 (photo)
8713198 G for Guignol, 1908 (photo); 31,5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Children's Festival with puppet show (engraving)
UIG5414626 Children's Festival with puppet show (engraving); UIG.

Cover of the first volume of Punch, 17 July 1841 (litho)
8675778 Cover of the first volume of Punch, 17 July 1841 (litho) by Henning, Archibald (d.1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of the first volume of Punch, 17 July 1841)

Mr Punch portrayed by different hands (litho)
8675782 Mr Punch portrayed by different hands (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Punch portrayed by different hands)

The puppets (song), 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305500 The puppets (song), 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: Chanson populaire "les marionnettes". Epinal print. Fin du XIXeme siecle.); © Jacques Marthelot

Letters W and X: wagons, xylophone. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''. , 1931 (engraving)
DUV4208365 Letters W and X: wagons, xylophone. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''. , 1931 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters W and X)

Letters E F: grocery store, elephant, fan, farm, rifle, puppet, pheasant. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''
DUV4208315 Letters E F: grocery store, elephant, fan, farm, rifle, puppet, pheasant. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''

Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202592 Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Savoyard boy with fife and drum makes his puppets dance in time to the music by moving his knees
FLO4677600 Savoyard boy with fife and drum makes his puppets dance in time to the music by moving his knees. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

Letter E and F (elephant, staircase, coin and postman, fork, rifle, whip), c.1920 (print)
DUV4202549 Letter E and F (elephant, staircase, coin and postman, fork, rifle, whip), c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Letter E, F, G and H: Saint Eloi (Saint-Eloi, Eloi de Noyon, ca. 588-659)
DUV4204062 Letter E, F, G and H: Saint Eloi (Saint-Eloi, Eloi de Noyon, ca. 588-659), Fanfan la Tulip (character of the song written by Emile Debraux)

Puppet theatre of the castle of Nohant, realized in the 19th century by Maurice Sand (son of Geoges Sand)
ETI4396797 Puppet theatre of the castle of Nohant, realized in the 19th century by Maurice Sand (son of Geoges Sand). Nohant, Indre, France.; (add.info.: Puppet theatre of the castle of Nohant)

The words Echelle, Fagot, Guignol and Hymen, 1908 (photo)
8713195 The words Echelle, Fagot, Guignol and Hymen, 1908 (photo); 31,5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven)

The Political Caricature (1830), Number 35, Satirical in Colors, 1831_6_30: I will have it
ICA4930416 The Political Caricature (1830), Number 35, Satirical in Colors, 1831_6_30: I will have it! - Republican - A dominant Marianne - Marianne, Louis-Philippe, Charles X

Cartoon depicting Constant Coquelin dit l'Ain, French actor (1841-1909) by cartoonist Manuel Luque
XEE4354100 Cartoon depicting Constant Coquelin dit l'Ain, French actor (1841-1909) by cartoonist Manuel Luque. In "The Cartoon" of 1886.; (add.info)

Letter Q and R: discharge, keels, four, tail and rake, tap, rat, roses, wheel, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202585 Letter Q and R: discharge, keels, four, tail and rake, tap, rat, roses, wheel, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Letter A and B from ABC de Guignol by Griff, c.1920 (engraving)
DUV4202539 Letter A and B from ABC de Guignol by Griff, c.1920 (engraving); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator), 8 pages Letter A and B (araignee)

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401116 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a mother who shows her two children as a soldier a portrait of Joffre
LUX4742917 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a mother who shows her two children as a soldier a portrait of Joffre saying

Parachute - Polichinelle - Doll - Engraving by Lesestre Pere in "New Alphabet of Children's Games
DUV4218615 Parachute - Polichinelle - Doll - Engraving by Lesestre Pere in "New Alphabet of Children's Games and Recreations" 1881 Dimensions: 17,5 x 11 cm.; (add.info)

Marriage of Aladdin and the princess: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian
XEE4182294 Marriage of Aladdin and the princess: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

A boy in dragoon uniform scrabbles for sweets under his father's legs
FLO4677988 A boy in dragoon uniform scrabbles for sweets under his father's legs, while a baby plays with a puppet on his mother's lap. A black servant boy prays for a gift at left

Puppet show in a school in Algeria, c.1830 (watercolour)
2068921 Puppet show in a school in Algeria, c.1830 (watercolour) by Leblanc, Theodore (1800-37); (add.info.: Puppet show in a school in Algeria)

Torii School, Actors who make a puppet show
GIM5038082 Torii School, Actors who make a puppet show; (add.info.: Torii School, Actors who make a puppet show); Photo © Immagina.

L'Homme et le Pantin ou Portrait de Henri Michel Levy dans son atelier 1879. Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
ETI4397266 L'Homme et le Pantin ou Portrait de Henri Michel Levy dans son atelier 1879. Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Bonne d'enfant - Child's maid, Paris, early 19th century, in blue coat with green and white apron
FLO4658494 Bonne d'enfant - Child's maid, Paris, early 19th century, in blue coat with green and white apron, carrying a child's bonnet

Illustration by L. Nehlig for the song (rhyme) So do, do, do the little puppets - extract from the book Song et rounds
PCT4278731 Illustration by L. Nehlig for the song (rhyme) So do, do, do the little puppets - extract from the book Song et rounds enfantines by J. B

Bourgeot's illustration for the song (rhyme) So font, font, font les petite puppets - excerpt from J. B
PCT4278736 Bourgeot's illustration for the song (rhyme) So font, font, font les petite puppets - excerpt from J. B. Weckerlin's book Chanson et rounds enfantines

Letter M: puppet (Polichinelle), melon, metre, mill. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print)
DUV4216290 Letter M: puppet (Polichinelle), melon, metre, mill. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letter M: puppet (Polichinelle), melon, metre, mill

Letter G and H: Guignol (puppet) and Hurluberlu getting bitten by a dog, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204086 Letter G and H: Guignol (puppet) and Hurluberlu getting bitten by a dog, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

P for puppet (chromolitho)
8677330 P for puppet (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: P for puppet)

French cartoon on the events of 1848 in Europe: two puppets, one of which seems to be a guignol of the Neapolitan
FGL5481111 French cartoon on the events of 1848 in Europe: two puppets, one of which seems to be a guignol of the Neapolitan theatre and the other is Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, beat each other

La Caricature (1830) politique, number 56, Satirique en N & B, 1831_5_12: The Council of Ministers met this morning
ICA4930289 La Caricature (1830) politique, number 56, Satirique en N & B, 1831_5_12: The Council of Ministers met this morning - Council of Ministers

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Men wearing masks on horseback. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
CUL4864315 GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Men wearing masks on horseback. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection by Gutierrez Solana, Jose (1886-1945); (add.info.: GUTIERREZ SOLANA)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220444 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Cover - Synthetic method. Reading through images. Ms. E. Ras, Nursery School Inspector
DUV4224423 Cover - Synthetic method. Reading through images. Ms. E. Ras, Nursery School Inspector. Delalain bookstore, Paris, 1922. Measurements: 22 x 17.5 cm

Engraving depicting a marionette show in the street, 19th century (engraving)
3522118 Engraving depicting a marionette show in the street, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting a marionette show in the street)

Letter G: Guignol (puppet), beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204084 Letter G: Guignol (puppet), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary). Series number 4 in Albums-chromo on canvas

Letter X, Y and Z: xylophone and eyes then zouave, zebra, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202602 Letter X, Y and Z: xylophone and eyes then zouave, zebra, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Letter J, K and L (juggling, judge and kepi then moon, rabbit, lamp, spear), c.1920 (print)
DUV4202560 Letter J, K and L (juggling, judge and kepi then moon, rabbit, lamp, spear), c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401030 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

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"Marionette: A Timeless Artistry in Motion" From the enchanting music cover for Two Marionettes Polka to the iconic Thunderbirds filming, marionettes have captivated audiences throughout history. These intricate puppets on strings bring life to stories and melodies, mesmerizing both young and old. In the world of entertainment, marionettes have played a significant role. Who can forget the thrilling scenes from Thunderbirds where these skillfully crafted figures took center stage? Their delicate movements and precise choreography added an extra layer of excitement to each episode. But they are not limited to just television screens. Across different cultures, they take various forms - like water puppets that gracefully glide across ponds or lakes, captivating spectators with their ethereal beauty. And let's not overlook the Indian Puppet Show designed exclusively for European children, showcasing cultural exchanges through this art form. One cannot help but be fascinated by the craftsmanship behind these wooden wonders. Take Jack in a box, for instance - a smiling clown puppet popping out of a vibrant red wooden box with arms extended wide open; its front view evokes joy and wonderment in equal measure. The dedication and precision required to manipulate these strings is truly remarkable. Behind-the-scenes glimpses into Thunderbirds' production reveal countless hours spent perfecting every movement of these marvelous marionettes – ensuring seamless storytelling on screen. Marionette artists possess an extraordinary ability to breathe life into mere pieces of wood or fabric. With each tug of a string or subtle gesture, they create characters that resonate deeply with audiences worldwide – characters that become more than just dolls on strings but vessels through which emotions flow freely. So next time you encounter a marionette performance or catch sight of them gracing your favorite TV show or movie set like Thunderbirds did so brilliantly remember their timeless allure. These magical creations continue to remind us that even in our increasingly digital age, there will always be a place for the artistry and charm of marionettes.