Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Barker, Henry Aston, 1774-1856

Title:

Explanation of the view of Gibraltar and Bay, taken from the battery, called the Devil's Tongue : in the upper circle, is a view of Edinburgh.

Alternate Title(s):

Panorama, Leicester-Square

Published / Created:

[London] : J. Adlard, printer, Duke-Street, Smithfield, 1805.

Physical Description:

1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; sheet 42 x 35 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2016 3g
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Prints

Notes:

"Mr. Barker, inventor and proprietor of the Panorama, Leicester Square, has no connexion with any other panorama or painting in London. A succession of views will be continued as usual."

"Open from ten till dusk. Admittance to each painting one shilling. N.B. A person always attends to explain the painting."--Foot of the sheet.

A schematic key to a 360-degree panorama of Gibraltar exhibited at the Leicester Square Panorama, with important buildings and landmarks identified.

Subject Terms:

Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England) | Panoramas -- Great Britain. | Gibraltar -- Pictorial works. | Gibraltar -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Form/Genre:

Advertisements. | Broadsides. | Woodcuts -- 1805.

Contributors:

Adlard, James, printer. | Barker, Robert, 1739–1806. | Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England)