Richard Dodd Widdas: A Cornish Master of Coastal Light Richard Dodd Widdas (1826-1885) emerged as a significant figure in 19th-century British watercolor, particularly renowned for his evocative depictions of the Cornish coastline and its surrounding landscapes. Born into a modest family in Cornwall, Widdas’s artistic journey began not through formal training but through an innate fascination with the dramatic interplay of light and s…