An astronomer's beautiful pastel drawings of the cosmos from the 19th century

An astronomer’s beautiful pastel drawings of the cosmos from the 19th century
In the late 19th century, artist/astronomer Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827-1895) painted thousands of stunning works illustrating the beauty and science of the known planets, comets, and celestial phenomena. The Huntington Library near Los Angeles holds 15 o…