Panoramic scene of the field of Battle, near Waterloo ... for the Panorama, Leicester Square
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1101
Scope and Contents
There are 8 parts to the panorama and it was intended that they be joined together to form a complete circle. The viewer would then stand in the centre and have a panoramic view of the entire scene of Battle.
Each part is around 60cm x 29cm.
Drawn on the Plateau of Mont St. Jean, they show:
- - No.1 -The farm at La Haye Saint, and more
- - No.2 - Around the orchard of La Haye Saint, and more
- - No.3 - Prominent part of the Plateau of Mont St. Jean, and more
- - No.4 - The crest of the hill on which the Imperial Guards were charged, and more
- - No.5 - The village of Braine La Leude, and more
- - No.6 - The village of Mont St. Jean, and more
- - No.7 - The Forest of Soigne, and more
- - No.8 - Road and hedge leading to Ter La Haye, and more
Dates
- Creation: 1816
Language of Materials
English
Extent
8 parts, 60cm x 29cm
Subject
- Burnet, J., Engraver (Person)
- Barker, Henry Aston, 1774-1856 (Artist) (Person)
- Title
- Panoramic scene of the field of Battle, near Waterloo, for the Panorama, Leicester Square, by Henry Aston Barker, 1816
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk