The image displays an audience watching a puppet show. The focus is on a crowd of people visible from the back or side, showing mostly their heads and shoulders. One person prominently in the foreground is partially turned to the side, featuring strong sideburns, noticeable facial features, and wearing a tall top hat with a jacket. The puppet is shown from the waist up, seated above the crowd and centered in the scene, wearing a hat and patterned clothing with a comical expression. The setting appears to be a theater with a curtain as a background.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1865
- Medium
- lithograph
- Dimensions
- 4000 × 2402 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
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