Robert Barker
Robert Barker (1739 - 1806) was an itinerant portrait painter from Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland. He coined the word "panorama", from Greek pan ("all") horama ("view"), in 1792 to describe his paintings of Edinburgh, Scotland, shown on a cylindrical surface, which he soon was exhibiting in London, as "The Panorama". The Barker Panorama of Edinburgh from Calton Hill is considered to be the earliest panorama view and held at the University of Edinburgh. This six piece set of engravings show a 360 degree view of the city of Edinburgh from a standing position on Calton Hill.
In 1793 Barker moved his panoramas to the first purpose-built panorama building in the world, designed by Robert Mitchell and built in Leicester Square, and made a fortune. Viewers flocked to pay 3 shillings to stand on a central platform under a skylight, which offered an even lighting, and get an experience that was "panoramic" (an adjective that didn't appear in print until 1813). The extended meaning of a "comprehensive…more
In 1793 Barker moved his panoramas to the first purpose-built panorama building in the world, designed by Robert Mitchell and built in Leicester Square, and made a fortune. Viewers flocked to pay 3 shillings to stand on a central platform under a skylight, which offered an even lighting, and get an experience that was "panoramic" (an adjective that didn't appear in print until 1813). The extended meaning of a "comprehensive…more
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Scotland and the Origins of Modern Art
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2023
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The London Panoramas of Robert Barker and Thomas Girtin, circa 1800 (London Topographical Society. [Publication] no. 109)
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1968
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London from the roof of the Albion Mills: A facsimile of Robert and Henry Aston Barker's panorama of 1792-3
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