THE MOST FAMOUS IMAGE IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF COMPUTING. Woven silk portrait, 443 x 316 mm, Rüti, Zürich: Maschinefabrik Rüti, c.1847, — JACQUARD, JOSEPH-MARIE. 1752-1834.

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Sale: Bonhams — History of Science and Technology, Los Angeles · 3 November 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-612989
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Jacquard, Joseph-marie. 1752-1834., THE MOST FAMOUS IMAGE IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF COMPUTING. Woven silk portrait, 443 x 316 mm, Rüti, Zürich: Maschinefabrik Rüti, c.1847,. Bonhams, 3 Nov 2021, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-612989.

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Jacquard, Joseph-marie. 1752-1834., THE MOST FAMOUS IMAGE IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF COMPUTING. Woven silk portrait, 443 x 316 mm, Rüti, Zürich: Maschinefabrik Rüti, c.1847,. Bonhams, 3 Nov 2021, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-612989.

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