Viewers' key for a Panorama entitled "Explanation of the view of Lausanne and Lake of Geneva" by Henry Aston Barker
Scope and Contents
This is a viewer's key entitled "Explanation of the View of Lausanne and Lake of Geneva. Taken from the Salle d'Arc, on Montbenon, by Henry Aston Barker. Now exhibiting in his panorama, Leicester Square". The panorama it explains was on show from late December 1819 to November 1825, in the upper circle of the Panorama, Leicester Square. Viewer's key printed by J. and C. Adlard.
Dates
- Creation: 1819
Creator
- Barker, Henry Aston, 1774-1856 (Artist) (Artist, Person)
- Barker, Robert, 1739-1806 (Irish artist) (Inventor, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Aston Barker (1774-1856) was the son of Robert Barker (1739-1806), an Irish artist who invented the concept of "panorama" - a 360 degree view designed to be placed round the inside of a cylinder and viewed from the centre. Robert Barker's first exhibtion was in Edinburgh, but soon after he moved to London, where he showed his large-scale panoramas first in an establishement on Castle Street, and then in a purpose-built building in Leicester Square. This was an immediate success, and when he died in 1806, his son and pupil Henry took over the business in partnership with the artist John Burford.
Full Extent
1 sheet ; 355 mm x 185 mm (irregular edges)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in March 2024. Accession no. SC-Acc-2026-0022.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in May 2026.
- Title
- Viewers' key for a Panorama entitled "Explanation of the view of Lausanne and Lake of Geneva" by Henry Aston Barker, 1819
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- May 2026
- Description rules
- Isad(g)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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