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Their sister is a musician.
A young slim girl, the musician is regarded as the most
beautiful automaton in the world, together with the
dulcimer player of Kintzing (National School of
Engineering and Technology in Paris). She plays on a
type of organ with two stops of flutes, an independent
instrument (different to modern automata, where the
instrument plays and the fingers only follow the keys).
You can see her breathing, how she turns her head
from side to side, looking left, then right, how she
lowers and raises her eyes, leans forward and
straightens up once more. She emphasises her
movements when she plays and finishes with a curtsey.
Together with her brothers, she too is a well-travelled
lady.
The three Jaquet-Droz automata have been nomadic
over a long period of time, guests of all the courts of
Europe, visiting Paris, Brussels, London, Kazan
(Russia), Madrid, Austria, Germany and Denmark. In
1906, the Neuchâtel Society of History and Archaeology
acquired them for 75,000 gold francs and bestowed
them to the Neuchâtel Museum of Art and History,
where they have become masterpieces. They can be
A young slim girl, the musician is regarded as the most
beautiful automaton in the world, together with the
dulcimer player of Kintzing (National School of
Engineering and Technology in Paris). She plays on a
type of organ with two stops of flutes, an independent
instrument (different to modern automata, where the
instrument plays and the fingers only follow the keys).
You can see her breathing, how she turns her head
from side to side, looking left, then right, how she
lowers and raises her eyes, leans forward and
straightens up once more. She emphasises her
movements when she plays and finishes with a curtsey.
Together with her brothers, she too is a well-travelled
lady.
The three Jaquet-Droz automata have been nomadic
over a long period of time, guests of all the courts of
Europe, visiting Paris, Brussels, London, Kazan
(Russia), Madrid, Austria, Germany and Denmark. In
1906, the Neuchâtel Society of History and Archaeology
acquired them for 75,000 gold francs and bestowed
them to the Neuchâtel Museum of Art and History,
where they have become masterpieces. They can be
recognition that would come as a result!
Behold the writer, the drawer and the musician. They are most certainly Neuchâtel’s
most famous celebrities.
How advanced the writer is for his age! This three-year-old child sitting on a Louis-XV-
style stool leans his left hand on a small mahogany table and writes with a goose feather
quill in his right. While his eyes follow his movements, the quill draws full and loose
letters. The writer can write any text that does not exceed forty letters or signs. When
Behold the writer, the drawer and the musician. They are most certainly Neuchâtel’s
most famous celebrities.
How advanced the writer is for his age! This three-year-old child sitting on a Louis-XV-
style stool leans his left hand on a small mahogany table and writes with a goose feather
quill in his right. While his eyes follow his movements, the quill draws full and loose
letters. The writer can write any text that does not exceed forty letters or signs. When
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| Original orientation reveals the name Jacquet Droz. |
| Writing shown in the quiz photo as been reversed. |
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| Answers to Quiz #412 - September 22, 2013 |
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| Congratulations to Our Winners Janice M. Sellers Arthur Hartwell Donna Jolley Nancy Nalle Mackenzie Margaret Paxton Tynan Peterson Winnifred Evans Carol Farrant Mike Dalton Jim Kiser Tom Collins Nelsen Spickard Cynthia Costigan Dennis Brann Jane Himmel Kelly Fetherlin Collier Smith Marcelle Comeau Dennis Brann Grace Hertz and Mary Turner Team Fletcher |
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| Modern Day Automata submitted by the Quizmasters |
In asking the third question, about the modern-day counterpart of the Jacquet Droz
automata, I had the "programmable computer" in mind. The Quizmasters, out to break
the mold, submitted many interesting alternative answers:
automata, I had the "programmable computer" in mind. The Quizmasters, out to break
the mold, submitted many interesting alternative answers:
The modern day counterpart to these mechanical dolls are Kirsi Phyhonen & Audrey
Marney who are live models who act like mechanical dolls; they are photographed by
Tim Walker. AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Grace Hertz and Mary Turner
Team Fletcher
Marney who are live models who act like mechanical dolls; they are photographed by
Tim Walker. AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Grace Hertz and Mary Turner
Team Fletcher
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| How Collier and Jim Solved the Puzzle |
| I enlarged the writing on the card, flipped it L-R, and rotated it 180 degrees.It is then legible as: "Les automates/Jaquet Droz/a neuchatel" This translated as "The automata/Jaquet Droz/at neuchatel', so I Googled "Jaquet Droz automata" and your "doll" appeared right away. Collier Smith ***** The fact that the fingers had exceptional wear led me from a doll to a mechanical display. This line of searching for moving dolls or mannequins let to the answer. Jim Kiser |
Modern-day automata include the works of Paul Spooner, Keith Newstead and Rob
Higgs [and others] on display at the Caberet Mechanical Theatre in Greenwich,, UK,
and Kimberly Park in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. (See www.cabaret.co.uk/)
Margaret Paxton
Higgs [and others] on display at the Caberet Mechanical Theatre in Greenwich,, UK,
and Kimberly Park in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. (See www.cabaret.co.uk/)
Margaret Paxton
| Paul Spooner The Many Moods of a Cat Fetish www.cabaret.co.uk/... |
| Keith Newstead Be Nice to Bees www.cabaret.co.uk/... |
| Pablo Lavezzari Shipwreck www.cabaret.co.uk/... |
The Jaquet-Droz automata, created
between 1768 and 1774 by Pierre
Jaquet-Droz, his son Henri-Louis and
Jean-Frédéric Leschot, are not only
wonders of precision, to be admired as
masterpieces. These automata from
La-Chaux-de-Fonds show the genius of a
region, its creativity, its expertise, its
future in the watch-making industry and
micro technologies and the international
between 1768 and 1774 by Pierre
Jaquet-Droz, his son Henri-Louis and
Jean-Frédéric Leschot, are not only
wonders of precision, to be admired as
masterpieces. These automata from
La-Chaux-de-Fonds show the genius of a
region, its creativity, its expertise, its
future in the watch-making industry and
micro technologies and the international
he changes line and dips the quill into the inkpot, his
facial expression follows his movements.
The draftsman is even more spectacular than the writer,
although his mechanism is less complicated. Three
different sets of cams, dating from construction, allow
the child to produce four drawings because the portrait
of Louis XV and “My Pooch” are on the same cams.
facial expression follows his movements.
The draftsman is even more spectacular than the writer,
although his mechanism is less complicated. Three
different sets of cams, dating from construction, allow
the child to produce four drawings because the portrait
of Louis XV and “My Pooch” are on the same cams.
admired in action on the first Sunday of every month at 2p.m., 3p.m. and 4p.m. or by
pre-arrangement for groups.
pre-arrangement for groups.
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| See also: Like Clockwork: Incredible 18th Century Swiss Automatons Jaquet Droz “The Writer” Automata: Awesome Antique Android Jaquet Droz Automatons...(many photos) DVD Trailer |
