Description of the field of battle, and dispostion of the troops engaged in the action, fought on the 18th of June, 1815, near Waterloo; illustrative of the representation of that great extent in the Panorama, Leicester-Square.

Henry Aston Barker

RA Collection: Book

Record number

24/912

Author

Imprint

[London]: Printed by J. Adlard, 1816

Physical Description

12 p., 1 plate (folded): illus.; 210 mm.

General Note

Folded plate entitled: Explanation Of the Battle of Waterloo.

The panorama was painted from drawings taken on the spot by Henry Aston Barker with figures composed and painted by John Burnet.

Bound with this pamphlet is 'Proposals, by Messrs. Boydell and Co. for publishing a national print of The Battle of Waterloo; dedicated, by most gracious permission, to His Royal Highness, The Prince Regent.', dated London 1815 (2 p., printed by J. Adlard).

Provenance

Part of a set of pamphlets from the library of Richard Westmacott RA presented by Mrs Rodwell in 1937 (see RA Annual Report for 1937, p. 55)
Bound (29) in vol. I of a set of pamphlets from the library of Richard Westmacott RA.

Binding Note

In green quarter-bound leather; spine with two red leather labels, both lettered in gilt, the first as 'Miscellaneous' and the second as 'Vol. / I'.

Subject

Panoramas - Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 ; Exhibitions Description - Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England)

Contributors

Robert Burford, source artist
John Burnet, source artist
Mrs. Rodwell, donor
Richard Westmacott the Younger RA, previous owner
James William Adlard, printer