Demonstration of David Roentgen's Automaton of Queen Marie Antoinette, The Dulcimer Player

The Met · 1.5M views · 2012 · 1:13

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Demonstrates a 18th-century mechanical automaton that plays the dulcimer, showcasing historical engineering and craftsmanship.

Linked by 9 independent sites, 2 of them widely read in the 2026-10 crawl of the open web, including teletype.in, fitnyc.edu, mdig.com.br, the-happy-now.com, cimbalomguy.com.