Penry Williams: A Roman Visionary Penry Williams, a name perhaps less familiar than many of his contemporaries, stands as a significant figure in 19th-century British art – specifically, the vibrant and influential world of Italian landscape painting. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, in 1802, to a house painter, Williams’s artistic journey began with a formal education in London, nurtured by exposure to the Royal Academy and its esteeme…