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Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
James Cox
1766
Turtle Automaton with Neptune as Vintner
Leodegar Grimaldo
1626
Automaton Clock in the Form of Diana on her Chariot
Southern German, probably Augsburg
ca. 1610
Automaton in the form of a spider
Tobias Reichel
before 1604
Diana and the Stag
Joachim Friess
ca. 1620
Automaton clock in the form of Urania
Paullus Schiller
ca. 1620–30
Automaton
Swiss
ca. 1820
Reproduction of the Chess Player (The Turk)
Original: Austrian, Vienna; reproduction: Los Angeles
original: ca. 1769; reproduction: 1975-2005
Automaton Clock with Bacchus Figure and Case
German, Augsburg
late 16th century
Automaton in the Form of a June Bug
German
ca. 1600
Automaton clock in the form of a lion
German, Augsburg
ca. 1620–35
Automaton Clock in the Form of an Elephant
German, Augsburg
1600–1610
The Cittern Player Automaton
Southern German (?)
first half of the 17th century
Musical Automaton Clock
Jan Carel Lambreghts
ca. 1777
Automaton Clock with Pacing Lion
Daniel Lotter
ca. 1619
Automaton clock in the form of Diana on her chariot
German, Augsburg
ca. 1610
Automaton clock in the form of an eagle
German, Augsburg
ca. 1630
Box with watch and automaton
Swiss
ca. 1825–30
The Draughtsman-Writer
Henri Maillardet
ca. 1800
Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child
Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder
ca. 1620–25
Pair-case automaton watch
James Cox
ca. 1770
Automaton in the Form of a Crayfish
Hans Schlottheim
ca. 1590
Automaton in the Form of a Triumphal Chariot Drawn by Four Horses
British
ca. 1760–70
The Moving Monk
Juanelo Turriano
ca. 1550
Mechanical painting with scene changes
Antoine Watteau
1710
Miraculous Writing Machine
Friedrich von Knaus
1760