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Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
James Cox
1766
Automaton clock in the form of Urania
Paullus Schiller
ca. 1620–30
Diana and the Stag
Joachim Friess
ca. 1620
Pair-case automaton watch
James Cox
ca. 1770
Automaton clock in the form of a lion
German, Augsburg
ca. 1620–35
Automaton in the Form of a Triumphal Chariot Drawn by Four Horses
British
ca. 1760–70
Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child
Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder
ca. 1620–25
Automaton clock in the form of an eagle
German, Augsburg
ca. 1630
Automaton Clock with Bacchus Figure and Case
German, Augsburg
late 16th century
Automaton Clock in the Form of Diana on her Chariot
Southern German, probably Augsburg
ca. 1610
Musical Automaton Clock
Jan Carel Lambreghts
ca. 1777
Miraculous Writing Machine
Friedrich von Knaus
1760
Automaton in the form of a spider
Tobias Reichel
before 1604
Automaton in the Form of a Crayfish
Hans Schlottheim
ca. 1590
Automaton Clock with Pacing Lion
Daniel Lotter
ca. 1619
The Moving Monk
Juanelo Turriano
ca. 1550
Reproduction of the Chess Player (The Turk)
Original: Austrian, Vienna; reproduction: Los Angeles
original: ca. 1769; reproduction: 1975-2005
The Draughtsman-Writer
Henri Maillardet
ca. 1800
Turtle Automaton with Neptune as Vintner
Leodegar Grimaldo
1626
The Cittern Player Automaton
Southern German (?)
first half of the 17th century
Box with watch and automaton
Swiss
ca. 1825–30
Automaton clock in the form of Diana on her chariot
German, Augsburg
ca. 1610
Automaton in the Form of a June Bug
German
ca. 1600
Mechanical painting with scene changes
Antoine Watteau
1710
Musical Clock with Spinet and Organ
Veit Langenbucher
ca. 1625
Automaton
Swiss
ca. 1820
Statuette of a nude woman with moveable arms, one missing
ca. 945–664 BC
Automaton Clock in the Form of an Elephant
German, Augsburg
1600–1610
Watch
Charles Clay
ca. 1720
"Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, books 1 and 2
Salomon de Caus
1615
Hortus Palatinus
Salomon de Caus
1620
La Perspective
Salomon de Caus
1612
Institution Harmonique
Salomon de Caus
1615
Miscellany of the Work of Salomon de Caus
Salomon de Caus
1612–20
Problem XXIIII: A Machine for a Moveable Galatea in a Grotto, in: Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, plate 32
Salomon de Caus
1615
"Design for a Cup to Serve Wine at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE