A View of Edinburgh. An advertisement for Robert Barker's Panorama exhibited at Leicester Square
About this artwork
Robert Barker coined the word ‘panorama’, from the Greek pan (all) horama (view) in 1792 to describe his ‘comprehensive survey’ paintings of Edinburgh from Calton Hill. In 1787 Barker took his pioneering Panorama to London where he installed a purpose-built rotunda in Leicester Square. The Rotunda was a hugely popular attraction. This unusual engraving is an advertisement for the second Edinburgh panorama show at the Rotunda, in 1804. The advertisement was engraved by Barker’s son Henry, who assisted with and then carried on his father's profession of painting and exhibiting panoramas.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Henry Aston Barker (1774 - 1856) English
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title:A View of Edinburgh. An advertisement for Robert Barker's Panorama exhibited at Leicester Square
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date created:Published 1806
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materials:Engraving on paper
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measurements:Sheet : 27.80 x 22.50 cm
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object type:
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accession number:P 7892
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gallery:
Henry Aston Barker
Henry Aston Barker
Henry first started making panoramic drawings of Edinburgh with his father from the top of the Calton Hill Observatory at the age of 12. He assisted with and then carried on his father's profession of painting and exhibiting panoramas.
