Printed Ephemera — 1816
Panorama
Description and illustrated plan of the panoramic view of the Battle of Waterloo exhibited at Barker's Panorama on Leicester Square in 1816. Stored within buff covers with a handwritten title, this booklet comprises a twelve page written description and a folded illustrated plan and key.
Opened in 1793 by Robert Barker, Barker’s panorama on Leicester Square was pioneering in its immersive panoramic displays. They also secured public interest by displaying paintings relevant to the time. For the Battle of Waterloo panorama, for example, Henry Aston Barker travelled to the site of the battle and to Paris to interview soldiers, producing an exhibition which drew around £10, 000.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 67.35/2
- Object name:
- panorama
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Adlard, J.
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- Related events:
- Related places:
23 Bartholomew Close, West Smithfield, London [City of London]
- Production date:
- 1816
- Material:
paper, ink, textile
- Measurements/duration:
- H 227 mm, W 144 mm (closed), H 403 mm, W 437 mm (open), H 225 mm, W 140 mm (cover)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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