Robert Fulton
type: Item
Type of information: Person
Field: stage mechanics and sets
context: Robert Fulton obtained a patent for the panorama in 1799 in France; he is credited with helping create the spool mechanisms that allowed for the moving panorama to take hold in theatrical set design, combining the technology of the Industrial Revolution and art for profit, very much a nineteenth century idea.
Wikidata source: Q192496
country of citizenship: USA
occupation: inventor
occupation: engineer
occupation: painter