 ROBERT, inventor of the panorama, was born at Kells, in Ireland, about 1740; and, having failed in business, became a miniature and portrait painter. He settled at Edinburgh, in that capacity; and, while viewing the landscape from the Calton Hill, was...  Hand-book of Universal Biography ... - Pagina 108door P. Godwin - 1852 - 821 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1831 - 594 pagina’s
...Portugal, and Italy, in four octavo volumes. BARKER, ROBERT, inventor of the panorama, was born at Keils, in Ireland, about 1740; and, having failed in business,...capacity; and, while viewing the landscape from the Gallon Hill, was first struck with the idea of representing similar scenes in a circular picture. Eminent... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1832 - 548 pagina’s
...Portugal, and Italy, in four octavo volumes. BARKER, ROBERT, inventor of the panorama, was born at Kells, in Ireland, about 1740; and, having failed in business,...succeeded in accomplishing what may be considered as the triumph ot pictorial illusion. It was in 1787 that hi? first attempt was exhibited; and his exhibition... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1832 - 548 pagina’s
...Portugal, and Italy, in fbur octavo volumes. BARKER, ROBERT, inventor of the panorama, was born at Kells, in Ireland, about 1740; and, having failed in business,...while viewing the landscape from the Calton Hill, was hrst struck with the idea of representing similar scenes in a circular picture. Eminent artists treated... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1832 - 540 pagina’s
...at Edinburgh, in that capacity; and, while viewju the landscape from the Calton Hill, was^fBt etnick with the idea of representing similar scenes in a...succeeded in accomplishing what may be considered as the triumph of picti>rial illusion. It was in 1787 that his first attempt was exhibited; and his exhibition... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1839 - 538 pagina’s
...and Italy, in four octavo volumes. BARKER, ROBERT, inventor of the panorama, was 1югп at Keils, in Ireland, about 1740; and, having failed in business,...Hill, was first struck with the idea of representing simitar scenes in a circular picture. Eminent artists treated the project as chimerical ; but he persisted,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1839 - 540 pagina’s
...inventor of the panorama, was born at Kells, in Ireland, about 1740; and, having failed inbusinees, became a miniature and portrait painter. He settled...that capacity ; and, while viewing the landscape from tjie Calton Hill, was first struck with the idea of representing similar scenes in a circular picture.... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1846 - 544 pagina’s
...wan first struck with Ule idea of representing similar scenes in a circular picture. Eminent artiste treated the project as chimerical; but he persisted,...succeeded in accomplishing what may be considered as the triumph of pictorial ilhuion. It was in 1787 that his first attempt was exhibited; and his exhibition... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1849 - 544 pagina’s
...Portugal, and Italy, in four octavo volumes. BARKER, ROBERT, inventor of the panorama, was born at Kells, in Ireland, about 1740 ; and, having failed in business,...capacity ; and, while viewing the landscape from the Callón Hill, was first struck with the idea of representing similar scenes in a circular picture.... | |
 | Parke Godwin - 1852 - 844 pagina’s
...railroad and other schemes. B. 1776 ; d. 1845. — ROBERT, inventor of the panorama, was b. at Kells, in Ireland, about 1740; and, having failed in business,...succeeded in accomplishing what may be considered as the triumph of pictorial illusion. It was in 1787 that his first attempt was exliibited; and his exhibition... | |
 | G.P. Putnam & Co - 1852 - 846 pagina’s
...railroad and other schemes. B. 1776 ; d. 1845. — ROBERT, inventor of the panorama, was b. lit Kells, in Ireland, about 1740; and, having failed in business, became a miniature and portrait painter. Ho settled at Edinburgh in that capacity ; and, while viewing the landscape from the Calton Hill, was... | |
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