Panoramic View from Calton Hill (section 2)

Category

Library Item

Item no

39160

Title

Panoramic view from Calton Hill (section 2)

Description

This panorama section looks over the houses and rooftops of the Canongate and Old Town. In the foreground, women are laying out washing to dry on the grass common.

Artist / maker

Barker, Robert

Date

1793

Size

43.7 x 55.0 cm

Type

Aquatint

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This section belongs to a six sheet aquatint reproduction of Barker's earlier panorama. The original drawing was made to Robert Barker's specification by his son Henry Aston. Henry's drawings were then made into large scale paintings and exhibited in Panorama buildings, built to Barker's design. The Barker enterprise transferred to London where it became a thriving business.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton Hill

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Trails and paths

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