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Foreign News
March 31, 1738
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A mechanical statue that plays the flute, resembling one at the Tuileries, was recently shown to Paris nobility, featuring lifelike motions and musical expression via springs.
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THEY write from Paris, That a Master piece of Mechanicks has been lately shewn to the Quality there. It is a Statue representing one playing upon the Flute, in the Taste of that which is at the Tuilleries. It will hold a real Flute of the ordinary Tone to its Mouth, and play several Tunes upon it, by the Help of certain Springs. The Motions of the Lips and Fingers are very fine, and the Notes are swelled or sunk, plaid soft or strong, with such Propriety, that the Image seems to express itself as if it had a real Soul.
What sub-type of article is it?
Court News
What keywords are associated?
Paris
Mechanical Statue
Flute Player
Tuilleries
Springs
Quality
Where did it happen?
Paris
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Paris
Event Date
Lately
Event Details
A masterpiece of mechanics, a statue representing a flute player in the style of the one at the Tuilleries, was shown to the Quality in Paris. It holds a real flute and plays tunes using springs, with fine motions of lips and fingers, and notes played softly or strongly with propriety, seeming to express as if it had a soul.