While Kopecký was not the only Czech puppeteer, he became the most known one during the second half of the 19th century when his son Václav Kopecký published his plays in print, and due to a fictional picture of Kopecký by Mikoláš Aleš.
While Kopecký was not the only Czech puppeteer, he became the most well-known one during the latter half of the 19th century when his son Václav published his puppet plays in print and a fictional image of Kopecký by Mikoláš Aleš contributed to his fame.