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Émile Reynaud

Pauvre Pierrot (1891) Charles-Émile Reynaud, The World's Very First Animation Ever. L’Harmattan, Cinémas d’animations, 2023. 269 pp.

Also recorded as Emile Reynaud · Charles-Emile Reynaud · Charles-Émile Reynaud

Biography

Émile Reynaud was recorded at birth as Charles-Émile Reynaud. The authorities additionally record the headings Emile Reynaud, Charles-Emile Reynaud and Charles-Émile Reynaud. His recorded language was French.

Catalogued output

Works

Their recorded dates run from 1877 to 1902.

  • Toy praxinoscope by Émile Reynaud - CnAM 16696-2

    1877 · Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers

Dated record

Life and career

Explore 1844–1918

  1. 1844

    Life

    Émile Reynaud was born in 1844 at Montreuil.

  2. 1877

    Toy praxinoscope by Émile Reynaud - CnAM 16696-2, dated 1877, held by Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers.

  3. 1877

    Toy praxinoscope by Émile Reynaud - CnAM 16696-2 (Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers).

  4. 1891

    Institution

    Pauvre Pierrot (1891) Charles-Émile Reynaud, The World's Very First Animation Ever. (1891) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  5. 1902

    Twin-lens stereoscopic praxinoscope by Charles Émile Reynaud, 1902, dated 1902, held by Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers.

  6. 1902

    Twin-lens stereoscopic praxinoscope by Charles Émile Reynaud, 1902 (Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers).

  7. 1918

    Life

    Émile Reynaud died in 1918 at Ivry-sur-Seine.

The full dated record · 8 entries
  1. 1844

    Émile Reynaud was born in 1844 at Montreuil.

  2. 1877

    Toy praxinoscope by Émile Reynaud - CnAM 16696-2, dated 1877, held by Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers.

  3. 1877

    Toy praxinoscope by Émile Reynaud - CnAM 16696-2 (Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers).

  4. 1891

    Pauvre Pierrot (1891) Charles-Émile Reynaud, The World's Very First Animation Ever. (1891) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  5. 1891

    Pauvre Pierrot (1891) Charles-Émile Reynaud, The World's Very First Animation Ever. digitised by Internet Archive.

  6. 1902

    Twin-lens stereoscopic praxinoscope by Charles Émile Reynaud, 1902, dated 1902, held by Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers.

  7. 1902

    Twin-lens stereoscopic praxinoscope by Charles Émile Reynaud, 1902 (Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers).

  8. 1918

    Émile Reynaud died in 1918 at Ivry-sur-Seine.

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Places

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  • Montreuil

    Birth place

  • Ivry-sur-Seine

    Death place

Where the work is held

Collections

Pauvre Pierrot (1891) Charles-Émile Reynaud, The World's Very First Animation Ever.

Primary material

Documents and archives

Literature

Bibliography

  • Reynaud, Émile (1844–1917), Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons, 2020

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Citations

References

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.

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