I was doublechecking some facts tonight about the end of Kempelen's life, and son of a gun, if I didn't pick the wrong Count Cobenzl for the opening scene. Even if I had got the right Cobenzl, I apparently completely overlooked his dates of birth before I sat down to draw -- Ludwig Graf von Cobenzl, the one I picked originally, would've been seventeen when he played the automaton, not fiftysomething as I drew him. The correct Cobenzl, Philipp Graf von Cobenzl, would've been twenty-nine, which is better: that means I can just subtract some wrinkles "in post" and I should be fine. But still. This error would've slipped through the cracks if I hadn't suddenly added an extra scene to the tail-end of Kempelen's life, wherein Cobenzl makes a surprise re-appearance.
The most important question here is, of course: why the hell do I care about stupid minutia like this?!
Seriously, I have the most nerdiest life ever.