Puppet Dancers with Movable Joints

All Resolutions

The enthusiasm grew boundless.

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Artist

Name:
Grandville, J.-J.
Dates:
1803-1847
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Humor
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Un autre monde
Author:
Delord, Taxile
Publisher:
Paris: Henri Fournier, 1844
Open Library:
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Description:

Two puppet dancers with flat bodies and loose rivets for arm and leg joints perform a figure involving variants of the arabesque position.

The caption reads in the original French: L’enthousiasme ne connut plus de bornes.

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