Panoramic view from Calton Hill (section 4)

Category

Library Item

Item no

39162

Title

Panoramic view from Calton Hill (section 4)

Description

This panorama section shows the view from the top of Leith Walk to the edge of the New Town and the hills of Fife in the distance.

Artist / maker

Barker, Robert

Date

1793

Size

43.0 x 55.4 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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