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  • Thomas Hornor (1785-1844) was a London landscape gardener who invented a device which he claimed transposed an accurate representation of landscape onto paper. He advertised his invention, most probably a camera obscura, in The Cambrian in 1814, offering his sevices to the owners of large estates. As a result he obtained several commissions, and between 1816 and 1820 produced a series of sumptous leather bound albums of about twenty watercolours interleaved with descriptions of scenes in south Wales. This image by Hornor are taken from one of these albums entitled
'The Opening of the Cave' [Porth yr Ogof] by Thomas Hornor, 19th century (watercolour)
  • Thomas Hornor (1785-1844) was a London landscape gardener who invented a device which he claimed transposed an accurate representation of landscape onto paper. He advertised his invention, most probably a camera obscura, in The Cambrian in 1814, offering his sevices to the owners of large estates. As a result he obtained several commissions, and between 1816 and 1820 produced a series of sumptous leather bound albums of about twenty watercolours interleaved with descriptions of scenes in south Wales. This image by Hornor are taken from one of these albums entitled
'Spirit of the Vale of Neath' by Thomas Hornor, early 19th century
  • Thomas Hornor (1785-1844) was a London landscape gardener who invented a device which he claimed transposed an accurate representation of landscape onto paper. He advertised his invention, most probably a camera obscura, in The Cambrian in 1814, offering his sevices to the owners of large estates. As a result he obtained several commissions, and between 1816 and 1820 produced a series of sumptous leather bound albums of about twenty watercolours interleaved with descriptions of scenes in south Wales. This image by Hornor are taken from one of these albums entitled
'Dinas Bridge' by Thomas Hornor, early 19th century
  • Thomas Hornor (1785-1844) was a London landscape gardener who invented a device which he claimed transposed an accurate representation of landscape onto paper. He advertised his invention, most probably a camera obscura, in The Cambrian in 1814, offering his sevices to the owners of large estates. As a result he obtained several commissions, and between 1816 and 1820 produced a series of sumptous leather bound albums of about twenty watercolours interleaved with descriptions of scenes in south Wales. This image by Hornor are taken from one of these albums entitled
'The Rainbow', by Thomas Hornor, early 19th century
  • Thomas Hornor (1785-1844) was a London landscape gardener who invented a device which he claimed transposed an accurate representation of landscape onto paper. He advertised his invention, most probably a camera obscura, in The Cambrian in 1814, offering his sevices to the owners of large estates. As a result he obtained several commissions, and between 1816 and 1820 produced a series of sumptous leather bound albums of about twenty watercolours interleaved with descriptions of scenes in south Wales. This image by Hornor are taken from one of these albums entitled
'Opening of the cave at Porth yr Ogof', by Thomas Hornor, early 19th century
  • Thomas Hornor (1785-1844) was a London landscape gardener who invented a device which he claimed transposed an accurate representation of landscape onto paper. He advertised his invention, most probably a camera obscura, in The Cambrian in 1814, offering his sevices to the owners of large estates. As a result he obtained several commissions, and between 1816 and 1820 produced a series of sumptous leather bound albums of about twenty watercolours interleaved with descriptions of scenes in south Wales. This image by Hornor are taken from one of these albums entitled
'Under the cascade', by Thomas Hornor, early 19th century