[Of How Emperor Charlemagne's Puppet Scolded his Son in Law] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Of How Emperor Charlemagne's Puppet Scolded his Son in Law]
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: During master Peter's puppet show, an old man is pictured on the left with a crown on his head and a sceptre in his hand, meant to depict the emperor Charlemagne. The puppet on the right depicts Don Gaiferos' puppet, the son in law of emperor Charlemagne, who motions to walk off to the left of the castile. On the left a table lies on its side, having been flipped over, the remnants of a dice game lying on the floor.
Image Creator: Tony Johannot (Illustrator); Obscured (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:26507
Language: eng
Source Name: Don Quixote De La Mancha
Parent Collection: Bohn 1842
Image: mta_26507_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Puppet theater; History; Emperors; Fiction; Clothing and dress; Fiction; Storytelling; Fiction