A D V E N T U R E S in C Y B E R S O U N DDiorama Essays - Additional Illustrations
This page carries all associated images to two essays by R. Derek Wood The Diorama in Great Britain in the 1820s and Daguerre and his Diorama in the 1830s : some financial announcements
Images now all located within the two essays (above) and removed from this page to (1) avoid duplication and (2) speed up loading time for this page displaying ancilliary images not as yet included within the essays.
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The modern maps of London came from www.oxygenguides.com
Images now moved to DAGUERRE_BIO.html Section 4 : Daguerre's Cameras Images now moved to DAGUERRE_BIO.html
Construction Views of the Diorama, Paris Alexis Donnet et Orgiazzi et continué par J. A Kaufmann Architectonographie des théâtres de Paris, Lacroix et Baudry: Paris, 1837, serie 1, planche 23
The above individual sections may be downloaded for closer study.
 Daguerre's Diorama in Rue Sanson, Paris, 1822 showing in the background, the cupola of Colonel Charles Langlois' panorama Ceram, C. W., Archaeology of the Cinema, Thames and Hudson, London, UK, 1965 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
Section 5b : The Buildings - London
 Park Square East, Regents Park, c.1960 The 'Diorama' signage is missing but is later to be reinstated in a refurbishment program Ceram, C. W., Archaeology of the Cinema, Thames and Hudson, London, UK, 1965 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 Park Square East, Regents Park, c.1985 with 'Diorama' signage refurbished Courtesy of Dr Mimi Colligan
 Peto Place, at rear of Park Square East, Regent's Park, c.1990 "John Timbs in his account of the Diorama in his book, The Curiosities of London, written in 1855, said that the Diorama building "has since been converted into a chapel of the Baptist denomination at the expense of Sir Morton Pete" and it must be this reconstruction of the old building that has survived until today and features in the above photograph taken around 1990" Courtesy of Dr Mimi Colligan You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 Aerial view, Park Square East, Regents Park, c.1980 Showing, in centre of frame, the Diorama structure Courtesy of Dr Mimi Colligan You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Brochure Cover Showing and original Drawing by Thomas H. Shepherd from James Elmes' Metropolitan Improvements, London: 1827. A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Brochure cover detail Original Drawing by Thomas H. Shepherd from James Elmes' Metropolitan Improvements, London: 1827 A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Contemporary (1840) 'Fashion Spread' showing the Diorama at the rear A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
 Park Square East, The Diorama and the Colosseum, Regents Park, c. 1827 A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 (A cropped B&W image appears in Altick, Richard D., The Shows of London, Cambridge, Mass., USA : Belknap Press, 1978) You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Exterior. You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Location A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 3D image of the reconstruction A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Elevation A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Plan, Level 2 A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Plans, the other levels A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Main entrance hall showing the Baptist screen at far right A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Plan from 1822 A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Plan from 1822 superimposed over floorplan c.1985 A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 Cambridge Terrace and the Colosseum, Regents Park, 1827 Original Drawing by Thomas H. Shepherd from James Elmes' Metropolitan Improvements, London: 1827. p. 67 You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
 York Terrace, Regents Park, 1827 Original Drawing by Thomas H. Shepherd from James Elmes' Metropolitan Improvements, London: 1827.
John Arrowsmith's Diorama Patent, British Patent No. 4899, February 10, 1824
'An improved mode of publicly exhibiting pictures on painted scenery of every description, and of distributing or directing the daylight upon or through them so as to produce many effects of light and shade, which I denominate a "Diorama".'Images (and supporting documentation) now moved to DIORAMA_PATENT.html
 Double-effect diorama image - by day
Gernsheim, H. and A., L. J. M. Daguerre: The History of the Diorama and the Daguerreotype You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 Double-effect diorama image - by night
Gernsheim, H. and A., L. J. M. Daguerre: The History of the Diorama and the Daguerreotype You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 'Ruins of Holyrood Chapel', Edinburgh Woodcut by L. J. M. Daguerre, 1824
Gernsheim, H. and A., L. J. M. Daguerre: The History of the Diorama and the Daguerreotype You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 'Ruins of Holyrood Chapel' The Times (London) , Monday 21 March 1825, p. 2 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 'Ruins of Holyrood Chapel', Edinburgh Oil on canvas, L. J. M. Daguerre, 1824
Gernsheim, H. and A., L. J. M. Daguerre: The History of the Diorama and the Daguerreotype You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 'Roslin Chapel' Engraving after a painting by L. J. M. Daguerre The Mirror of Literature, 7 1826 p.129 Altick, Richard D., The Shows of London, Cambridge, Mass : Belknap Press, 1978 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 'Ruins in a Fog' Engraving after a painting by L. J. M. Daguerre The Mirror of Literature, 8 1827 p.425 Altick, Richard D., The Shows of London, Cambridge, Mass : Belknap Press, 1978 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 The Effect of Fog and Snow Seen through a Ruined Gothic Colonnade, 1826 Oil on canvas, L. J. M. Daguerre, 102 x 154cm, Gerard Levy Collection
Ralph Hyde, Panoramania! The Art and Entertainment of the 'All-embracing' View, You may wish to download a 600 pixel or 1200 pixel version of the above image
Item No.99: Soon after the opening of the Dioramas in Paris and London Daguerre provided three dioramas with Scottish subjects. The first of these, `The Ruins of Holvrood Chapel, Edinburgh, by Moonlight' was followed by `Roslvn Chapel near Edinburgh, Effect of Sun', shown in Paris 24 September 1824 to 14 August 1825 and in London from 20 Febuary 1826. The painting here exhibited is based on Daguerre's third Scottish subject. The Romanesque building is imaginary but one of the two figures wears a kilt. The painting is thoroughly romantic and in spirit corresponds to the work of Caspar David Friedrich and Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It strongly manifests the literary influence of Sir Walter Scott. The diorama version of this image was shown in Paris, 15 August 1825 - 4 May 1826, and in London from early June 1827. The diorama's transformation effect was described at length in the Mirror of Literature, 30 June 1827:
All is sombre, desolate, and mournful; the long drawn aisles, at first glance, are alone perceived, for a thick fog reigns without, and such is the illusion of the scene that you actually fancy yourself chilled by the cold and damp air. By degrees, however, the fog disperses, and through the vast arches are plainly discovered the forests of pine and larch-trees that cover the valley. The magic of this effect of light is indeed most extraordinary and the illusion is complete and enchanting.Daguerre's related easel painting after the diorama shows us the scene when the fog has dispersed. That the painting was painted later than the diorama is evidenced by the date on it - 1826. The figure in the picture accompanying the kilted gentleman wears the red emblem of the Legion of Honour, a reference, it would seem, to the artist himself who had the Cross of the Legion bestowed on him by Charles X in January 1826. L. J. M. Daguerre, "The Effect of Fog and Snow Seen through a Ruined Gothic Colonnade, 1826" (four details 320 pixels wide shown here at 200 pixels)
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 The Diorama, a journal account, 1849 The Living Age, The Living Age Co. Inc., N.Y., v. 23, issue 287, p.322, November 17, 1849 Making of America Project, Cornell University 2000
Section 8 : Hornor's Colosseum (alt: Col i sseum) and Wyld's Great Globe This section has now been deleted (April 27, 2000) and will appear separately as HORNORS_COLOSSEUM.html and WYLDS_GREAT_GLOBE.html
 Diorama Tickets Ceram, C. W., Archaeology of the Cinema, Thames and Hudson, London, UK, 1965 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 The first London Omnibus, advertising Daguerre's Diorama Ceram, C. W., Archaeology of the Cinema, Thames and Hudson, London, UK, 1965 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
 Detail : Advertisement for Daguerre's Diorama Ceram, C. W., Archaeology of the Cinema, Thames and Hudson, London, UK, 1965
 The Diorama 17-19 Park Square East, Regents Park, London, c.1985 Diorama Broadsheet A Property of the Crown Estate. Brochure c.1990 You may wish to download a 600 pixel version of the above image
Section 10 : Finale Images now moved to DAGUERRE_BIO.html
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