Mountain Panorama in Wales, Cader Idris
1803
Cornelius Varley sketched this sweeping Welsh panorama in 1803, scribbling weather notes right at the bottom like a 19th-century meteorologist. He writes about the 'Fine weather wind S.E.' and clouds dissolving into the atmosphere, showing he was observing nature directly on the spot. As a telescope maker and Romantic artist, Varley was obsessed with optics and light, influencing giants like J.M.W. Turner. This sketch of Cader Idris isn't just a pretty view; it's a scientific study of the sky and landscape rolled into one.
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