Punch and Judy Show
Painting
ca. 1810 (made)
ca. 1810 (made)
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Oil painting on panel, showing a group of figures in a street in front of a Punch and Judy booth. The booth, left, is viewed from the side. A puppet of Punch looks out over the heads of two musicians, one playing the fiddle and the other, dressed as a jester, playing a drum. Other figures, including a woman with a small child, gather round. A man watches from an upper window, right.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Punch and Judy Show (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on panel |
| Brief description | Painting entitled 'Punch and Judy show', ca.1810 |
| Physical description | Oil painting on panel, showing a group of figures in a street in front of a Punch and Judy booth. The booth, left, is viewed from the side. A puppet of Punch looks out over the heads of two musicians, one playing the fiddle and the other, dressed as a jester, playing a drum. Other figures, including a woman with a small child, gather round. A man watches from an upper window, right. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
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| Literary reference | Punch & Judy |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
| Other number | G11 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.823-1991 |
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| Record created | October 27, 2003 |
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