Barker henry aston (10 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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8vo. pp. 12; folding plate. Original plain yellow wrappers bound into modern boards.

8vo. pp. 11; folding plan, 370 x 295 mm. disbound, no wrappers.

1st Edition. 8vo, 21cm, The First Edition, 12p., plus folding view, page 12 chipped half way across at the top margin with 6 lines affected, disbound, otherwise very good to fine, the folding plate is fine, disbound, rare. Rare polar-themed ephemera relating to Barker's panorama in Leicester Square. This was a popular attraction, visited even by John Keats who was left tongue-tied. He wrote to his brother the month of its opening, "I have been very much pleased with the Panorama of the ships at the North Pole with the icebergs, the Mountains, the Bears, the Walrus the seals the Penguins and a large whale floating back above the water it is impossible to describe the place" (Letters 1814-1821, p. 95). The illustration in question was a double-decker panorama which was the first floor. On the second floor was the view of Petersburg depicted in the accompanying print. These plate illustrations could be purchased separately from the guide. There was another issue of the guide in 1820. …

Second edition, related to the stunningly popular panorama of the battle installed at Leicester Square from 1815. The key shows, among other incidents, Wellington on horseback, the Life Guards charging, a burning ammunition wagon, and the Royal Dragoons capturing the eagle of the French 105th Regiment. The pamphlet gives a detailed breakdown of the battle, which Barker assures his readers he researched personally in Paris. Henry Barker (1774-1856) was the son of Robert Barker (1739-1806), the inventor of the panorama. His father designed and built a circular rotunda with walls covered by a continuous painting, fully immersing visitors in the scene. It housed two paintings simultaneously, each on a separate floor, such that one could be replaced while the other was still open for public viewing. The spectacle of Waterloo in the public imagination provided Barker with a perfect opportunity for a panorama, which opened to instant success. "[He] charged 1 shilling admittance, yet within a few short months he grossed over £10,000 (some £500,000 in modern terms)" (Summerville, p. 27). It then went on tour through England, Scotland, and the USA. Visitors could buy keys, descriptive pamphlets, and etchings as souvenirs. The first edition was published in 1816. Christopher Summerville, Who Was Who at Waterloo: A Biography of the Battle, 2014. Octavo, pp. 12; single sheet (381 x 317 mm), woodblock illustration on one side only, edges untrimmed. Original self-wrappers, wire-stitched as issued. Single sheet loose. Pamphlet a little toned and dust-soiled: a near-fine copy; panorama key creased where sometime folded, edges soiled and nicked, especially left edge, light offsetting: a very good copy.…

A magnificent panorama, over 4 metres long, varnished. In 1797 Robert Barker took out a patent which gave him exclusive rights to exhibit 360o paintings mimicking nature. His first exhibition was of a painting of London and for this friends provided him with a title sufficiently striking to gain a permanent place in the English language. 'Panorama', derived from the Greek words meaning 'all' and 'view' had its first use in 1791 in the advertisements for the picture of London. Together with his son Henry Aston Barker, Robert opened a new and fashionable venue in Leicester Square, 'The Panorama', where examples of this new art form were exhibited to an eager public. A form of education and entertainment, the Barkers' panoramas soon became "all the rage" according to the artist John Constable. When their monopoly ended in 1801, the Barkers realised that they had to take steps to ensure their patrons were not enticed away to rival exhibitions. As a result, views from all parts of the globe started to appear at Leicester Square and, in 1801 the first foreign city to be presented at the Panorama was Constantinople. The present panorama forms a reproduction of the view. Indeed it represent the only large-scale reproduction of any of the views exhibited. Continuous aquatint strip panorama (49 x 431 cm), linen-backed, varnished and wound on mahogany rollers, consisting of eight sheets plus key sheet all conjoined. This 360-degree panorama was issued here on a roller. The sheets making up this example were trimmed along the lower edge before being mounted as one. It therefore lacks words from its title and also the imprint; the first three words of the title, artist, etcher, and the aquatinter appear in the lower margin of each sheet. Abbey Life 465; Atabey 60; Blackmer 76.…