Automatons, illustration of the frontispiece from 'Le Mecanisme du fluteur automate' by Jacques de Vaucanson, engraved by Francois Vivares (1709-80) 1738 (engraving) (b/w photo)
{"Image ImageDescription": "XIR279481 Automatons, illustration of the frontispiece from 'Le Mecanisme du fluteur automate' by Jacques de Vaucanson, engraved by Francois Vivares (1709-80) 1738 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Gravelot, Hubert (1699-1773) (after); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris; (add.info.: Automates; French engineer and inventor (1709-82); invented first fully automated loom; Academie Royale des Sciences; Royal Academy of Science;); French,  out of copyright.", "Image Copyright": "Bridgeman Images"}