Llyn Gwynant and part of Llyn Dinas, between Capel Curig and Beddgelert

This landscape illustrates the dramatic and inhospitable nature of the elevated and isolated valley in the mountains surrounding Capel Curig, a village at the foot of Mount Snowdon. Palmer expresses the power of nature, evoking both fear and aesthetic pleasure by blending the rugged sky with the mountains. This watercolor was painted early in Palmer’s career, during one of his two sketching tours of Wales in the late 1830s that mark the beginning of his fascination with mountain landscapes.