The animated dolls, The Draughtsman, The Musician and The Writer, were constructed by Swiss-born watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz (1721–1790), his son Henri-Louis (1752-1791), and Jean-Frédéric Leschot (1746-1824) between 1768 and 1774.[1][2]
Jaquet-Droz automata at the Museum of Art and History in Neuchâtel (Switzerland). [3] 1
The Draughtsman (made of 2000 pieces) is a young child who can actually draw four different images. The Musician (made of 2500 pieces) is a female harmonium player. The Writer (made of 6000 pieces) is able to write any custom text up to 40 letters long.[2]
The still working and functional dolls are housed at the Museum of Art and History in Neuchâtel (Switzerland), now known as the Jaquet-Droz automata.[1]
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1. Pierre Jaquet-Droz. – Mode of access: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Jaquet-Droz .
2. Jaquet-Droz automata. – Mode of access: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaquet-Droz_automata .
3. File:Automates-Jaquet-Droz-p1030490.jpg. – Mode of access: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Automates-Jaquet-Droz-p1030490.jpg .
4. Jaquet Droz. – Mode of access: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaquet_Droz .
5. Automata. – Mode of access: http://en.neuchatelville.ch/profils/decouverte.asp/1-0-11345-10001-1000-2-0/2-0-1345-10001-1000-2-0/.
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