DIORAMA

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.

2.
n.

A building used for such an exhibition.


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