Puppet Collection (#6)

Mr. Punch, (Pulcinella). After the illustration by George Cruikshank. From Punch and Judy, published 1828
2907806 Mr. Punch, (Pulcinella). After the illustration by George Cruikshank. From Punch and Judy, published 1828. by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection

DDE-90029160
Children watching a Punch and Judy Show Date: 02/07/2008

Sewing nanny
Sita Gramich

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku holding a puppet of the Empress in the play "Diary Kept on a J... 1725
The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku holding a puppet of the Empress in the play " Diary Kept on a Journey by Sea to Izu (Funadama Izu Nikki), " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month

The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku I and Hayakawa Hatsuse as puppeteers in the play "Diary Kept... 1725
The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku I and Hayakawa Hatsuse as puppeteers in the play " Diary Kept on a Journey by Sea to Izu" (" Funadama Izu Nikki" )

The Dressing Room of a Puppet Theater, the table of contents from the series "Famous... c. 1705 / 06
The Dressing Room of a Puppet Theater, the table of contents from the series " Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)", c. 1705/06

The land of Cocagne, ideal and imaginary country, 19th century (epinal print)
ELD4836064 The land of Cocagne, ideal and imaginary country, 19th century (epinal print) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The land of Cocagne)

The Puppeteer
XPG379485 The Puppeteer by Swyncop, Charles (b.1880); Private Collection

The Purchaser, 1915 (woodcut)
397434 The Purchaser, 1915 (woodcut) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 12.4x7.9 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Morality and Vice, (pencil and oil on panel)
658348 Morality and Vice, (pencil and oil on panel) by Hampel, Walter Sigmund (1868-1949); 40x34 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Morality and Vice. Sigmund Walter Hampel (1868-1949)

Actor as a travelling showman, 1792 (woodblock print on paper)
6437434 Actor as a travelling showman, 1792 (woodblock print on paper) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); 30.7x14.3 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Karakuri Puppet (colour woodblock print)
5043788 Karakuri Puppet (colour woodblock print) by Toyohiro, Utagawa (1773-1828); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Surimono, mechanical doll of puppeteer with movable eyes and mouth)

Puppets, illustration for Fetes Galantes by Paul Verlaine (1844-96) 1928 (pochoir print)
STC226944 Puppets, illustration for Fetes Galantes by Paul Verlaine (1844-96) 1928 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Le Fantoche, 1907 - 1908 (drawing)
7211670 Le Fantoche, 1907 - 1908 (drawing) by Cohl (Emile Courtet) (1857-1938); (add.info.: One of the first cartoon characters)

Puppets, c. 1922 (etching and drypoint)
991011 Puppets, c.1922 (etching and drypoint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 37.6x49 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Puppets. Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching and drypoint. Etched circa 1922

Celebrities and Personages: Lord Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician; John Burns
7148430 Celebrities and Personages: Lord Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician; John Burns, British trade unionist and politician; Henry Labouchere, British politician; William Harcourt

New Year in Tabriz (litho)
7171007 New Year in Tabriz (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Year in Tabriz)

Un jeu de marionette, in serie divertissements des enfants (A marionette Play, from the series Childrens amusement)
FIA5359186 Un jeu de marionette, in serie divertissements des enfants (A marionette Play, from the series Childrens amusement). Estampe de Katsukawa Shunsen (Shunko II) (1762-1830)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Marionnettes; Puppet-show; Marionnette (engraving)
7196658 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Marionnettes; Puppet-show; Marionnette (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marionnettes; Puppet-show; Marionnette)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Guignol; Puppet show; Puppenspiel (engraving)
7196291 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Guignol; Puppet show; Puppenspiel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guignol; Puppet show; Puppenspiel)

Preparing for a tour in the provinces (litho)
7151477 Preparing for a tour in the provinces (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparing for a tour in the provinces)

Chinese Peep-show (engraving)
7180857 Chinese Peep-show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Peep-show)

The Head of the Poll; or, the Wimbledon Showman and His Puppet, caricature of British Whig politicians John Horne Tooke
7148339 The Head of the Poll; or, the Wimbledon Showman and His Puppet, caricature of British Whig politicians John Horne Tooke and Francis Burdett, 1807 (engraving) by English School

Autoportrait avec manches a rayures - Oeuvre de Egon Schiele (1890-1918), gouache sur papier, 1915 (49x31)
FIA5386363 Autoportrait avec manches a rayures - Oeuvre de Egon Schiele (1890-1918), gouache sur papier, 1915 (49x31, 5 cm) - Self-Portrait with Striped Armlets, Gouache on paper by Egpn Schiele

Puppeteer, c. 1730. Creator: Okumura Toshinobu
Puppeteer, c. 1730. Attributed to Okumura Toshinobu

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Usami no Saburo in the play "Yukun Yoroi Soga, "
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Usami no Saburo in the play " Yukun Yoroi Soga, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1736, 1736. Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu II

The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II, c. 1714. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I
The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II, c. 1714. Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I

The Hobby Horse Dance (harugoma odori), c. 1750. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
The Hobby Horse Dance (harugoma odori), c. 1750

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I holding a puppet of the Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I, c. 1740s

Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui), c. 1752. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui), c. 1752

Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as a puppeteer, c. 1749. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as a puppeteer, c. 1749

Puppeteer holding puppet on "go"board, Japan, 1820s. Creator: Hokusai
Puppeteer holding puppet on " go" board, Japan, 1820s

Entertainers, c. 1764. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
Entertainers, c. 1764

Entertainers performing the hobby-horse dance, c. 1764. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
Entertainers performing the hobby-horse dance, c. 1764

The Harugoma Dance, c. 1764. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
The Harugoma Dance, c. 1764

The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?), c. 1718

Three actors and a puppet, late 1810s. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Three actors and a puppet, late 1810s

Woman holding puppet of actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Gokuin Sen'emon, c. 1820s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyasu
Woman holding puppet of actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Gokuin Sen'emon, c. 1820s

Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi, c. 1820s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyasu
Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi, c. 1820s

Puppet - "Clown on a Tear", c. 1937. Creator: Verna Tallman
Puppet - " Clown on a Tear", c. 1937

Drunken Clown Puppet, c. 1937. Creator: Verna Tallman
Drunken Clown Puppet, c. 1937

Marionette, c. 1938. Creator: Verna Tallman
Marionette, c. 1938

Puppet with Opera Glass, c. 1937. Creator: Verna Tallman
Puppet with Opera Glass, c. 1937

Puppet - "Tight Rope Walker", c. 1938. Creator: Pearl Torell
Puppet - " Tight Rope Walker", c. 1938

Marionette, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Pearl Torell
Marionette, 1935/1942

Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, I, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, I, 1894. Woman with a muff, wearing a floor-length dress, accompanied by a dwarf. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II

Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Two women, one in bloomers and the other in a figure-hugging dress with flounced sleeves and hem. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II

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