Robert Barker
Robert Barker was an rish painter that used the term Panoramic to
describe his Paintings on Edinburgh. After creating them, he was soon
exhibiting them in London, titled, "The Panorama". In 1793, Barker moved
his panoramas into the first purpose-built panorama building in the
world, located in Leicester square, London. He made a fortune.
Audiences flocked far and wide, paying 3 shillings just to stand on
the centeral platform under a skylight, and get the panoramic
experience. His most famous one was a 360 degree view of the South bank
from the roof of Albion Mills. The audience had a option whether to
purchase a series of 6 prints that modestly recalled the experience.
His achievements involved the sophisticated manipulations of
perspective, which has not been encountered in Panorama's predecessors.
He managed to capture the side-angle "Prospect" of a city that was
familiar since the 16th century. When Barker first used his technique in
1787, he gave it the French title of La Nature a Coup d' Oeil, Which
translated means, "Nature at a first glance".
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