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Automaton in the Form of a Triumphal Chariot Drawn by Four Horses, Gilt bronze, brilliants, British — Automaton in the Form of a Triumphal Chariot Drawn by Four Horses
British
ca. 1760–70

Automaton, Gold, enamel, diamond, ruby, Swiss — Automaton
Swiss
ca. 1820

Diana and the Stag, Joachim Friess, Partially gilded silver, enamel, jewels (case); iron, wood (movement), German, Augsburg — Diana and the Stag
Joachim Friess
ca. 1620

Pair-case automaton watch, James Cox British, Outer case: gold, partly enameled and set with gemstones and paste jewels; Inner case: gold; Dial: white enamel, with frame set with paste jewels; Movement: with diamond endstone, British, London — Pair-case automaton watch
James Cox
Peter Mounier
ca. 1770

Box with watch and automaton, Gold, enamel, pearls, Swiss — Box with watch and automaton
Swiss
ca. 1825–30

Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child, Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder German, Case: gilded brass, silver, and ebony veneered on oak; Movement: brass and iron, German, Augsburg — Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child
Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder
ca. 1620–25

Automaton clock in the form of a lion, Karl Schmidt German, Case: gilded brass and gilded silver on a base of ebony, and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Dial: silvered brass; Movement: iron and brass, German, Augsburg — Automaton clock in the form of a lion
Karl Schmidt
ca. 1620–35

Automaton clock in the form of Urania, Muse of Astronomy, Paullus Schiller German, Case: partly gilded and partly silvered brass, copper with traces of silver, ebony, and ebony veneer; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel, German, Nuremberg — Automaton clock in the form of Urania, Muse of Astronomy
Paullus Schiller
ca. 1620–30

Boudoir clock, Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva, Gold, enamel, British, London with Swiss, Geneva case — Boudoir clock
Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva
ca. 1784–91

Automaton clock in the form of an eagle, Case: gilded brass on base of ebony and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Movement: brass and iron, German, Augsburg — Automaton clock in the form of an eagle
German, Augsburg
ca. 1630

Watch with automaton, Charles Clay British, Case: gold and silver; Dial: champlevé gold, British, London — Watch with automaton
Charles Clay
ca. 1720

Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, James Cox British, Case: gold with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver, pearls; Dial: white enamel; Movement: partly gilded brass and steel, wheel balance and cock of silver set with paste jewels, British, London — Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
James Cox
1766

Statuette of a nude woman with moveable arms, one missing, Boxwood — Statuette of a nude woman with moveable arms, one missing
ca. 945–664 BC

"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, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "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
Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
dated 715 AH/1315 CE

Mantel clock with musical movement, Jean-Baptiste-André Furet French, Case: gilded and lacquered bronze and marble; Movement (in bust): brass and steel with enameled hour and minute chapter rings (in head); Miniature organ with pipes and bellows (in base): brass, steel, and leather, French, Paris — Mantel clock with musical movement
Jean-Baptiste-André Furet
ca. 1784

La Perspective, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts — La Perspective
Salomon de Caus
Esaias von Hulsen
1612

Institution Harmonique, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts — Institution Harmonique
Salomon de Caus
Jan Norton
1615

Miscellany of the Work of Salomon de Caus, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts — Miscellany of the Work of Salomon de Caus
Multiple artists/makers
1612–20

Hortus Palatinus, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts — Hortus Palatinus
Salomon de Caus
Johann Theodor de Bry
1620

Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, books 1 and 2, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts — Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, books 1 and 2
Salomon de Caus
Jan Norton
1615

Problem XXIIII: A Machine for a Moveable Galatea in a Grotto, in: Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, plate 32, Salomon de Caus French, Engraving — Problem XXIIII: A Machine for a Moveable Galatea in a Grotto, in: Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, plate 32
Salomon de Caus
Jan Norton
1615

Table clock, Bartholomew Newsam British, Case: engraved, chased, and gilded brass; dial: silver; movement: brass and steel, British, London — Table clock
Bartholomew Newsam
1580–85

Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan
Berenice Abbott
1936

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1929

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1929

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1929

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1929

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1929

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1929

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1970

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1929

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1929

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1930s

[Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Self-Portrait in Automated Photobooth]
Walker Evans
1929

Automat Aristocrat, Don Freeman American, Lithograph — Automat Aristocrat
Don Freeman
PWAP
1934

Harry Shokler

WPA

1938

Conversation, Automat

Mortimer Borne

1945

Hank Virgona

1974

Somebody's Darling: Reverie in the Automat, Martin Lewis American, born Australia, Watercolor and conté crayon — Somebody's Darling: Reverie in the Automat
Martin Lewis
ca. 1937

[Diane Arbus Self-Portrait in an Automated Photobooth]

Diane Arbus

ca. 1965