Video of Maillardet's Draghtsman-Writer automaton

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A video produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with footage courtesy of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, showing the Draughtsman-Writer, an automaton created by Henry Maillardet, ca. 1800, now at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZiH7oF3OMM

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This child automata created by Henry Maillardet was displayed at the London exhibit in Covant Garden, where Lady Delacour visits with her daughter Helena to reconnect through an educational experience in Maria Edgeworth's novel, Belinda (1801). Additional videos of this and similar automata are easy to access on youtube.

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    “Making Marvels––The Draghtsman-Writer.” The Met. Youtube November 22, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZiH7oF3OMM. The video features: Henry Maillardet, The Draughtsman-Writer, ca. 1800. Brass, steel, wood, fiber. Franklin Institute, Philadelphia.
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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia