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Copyright:
© National Gallery of Art
From the Collection:
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Painter:
Polk, Charles Peale
Image Date:
c. Early 19th century
Style:
Portraiture
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Automaton Swan
In his
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines
, Andrew Ure provides a lengthy explanation for the mechanical workings displayed in this simple line-drawing. He begins by describing its...
Author:
Ure, Andrew
Artist Unknown
1839
From the Collection:
Department of Special Collections, Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI